The world's oldest identified individual, French nun Sister André, has died on the age of 118, her spokesperson confirmed to AFP Tuesday.
Sister André, whose actual title is Lucile Randon, died in her sleep in Toulon, France, in response to David Tavella with the Sainte-Catherine Laboure nursing house.
"There may be nice disappointment, however…it was her want to hitch her beloved brother," Tavella instructed AFP. "For her, it is a liberation."
Sister André, born on Feb. 11, 1904, was believed to be the oldest dwelling individual on the planet, in response to Guinness World Data, which acknowledged her standing in April 2022 after the loss of life of 119-year-old Kane Tanaka of Japan.
The record-keeping group introduced the information as nicely, saying it was "saddened" to listen to in regards to the nun's passing.
"How unimaginable that we shared the identical air as somebody who was born simply a few months after the Wright Brothers' first powered flight - and some months earlier than the New York subway system opened," stated Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief for Guinness World Data, in an announcement.
Glenday added that Sister André was the "fourth oldest individual ever authenticated" by Guinness.
Sister André held data for "oldest nun dwelling" and the "oldest COVID-19 survivor," per Guinness, in addition to the second-oldest French individual and the second-oldest European ever recorded. She was simply three years away from incomes the report of oldest individual ever, which is held by France's Jeanne Louise Calment, who lived till 122, Guinness stated.
Hubert Franco, the mayor of Toulon, additionally confirmed Sister André's loss of life in assertion wherein he shared about his common visits with the her. Franco stated that Sister André was acknowledged as an honorary citizen of Toulon 4 years in the past, and had been on the Sainte-Catherine Laboure nursing house since 2009.
Earlier than dedicating a lot of her life to her spiritual service, Sister André spent practically three many years working with orphans and the aged, Guinness stated. She additionally lived by the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918.
Sister André's life spanned 18 French presidencies and 10 totally different Popes.