Inah Canabarro Lucas | |
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| Born | Inah Canabarro Lucas 8 June 1908 (age 116 years, 292 days) |
| Occupation | Nun |
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| Family | David Canabarro (great-grandfather) |
Inah Canabarro Lucas (born 8 June 1908) [1] is a Brazilian nun and supercentenarian who, at the age of 116 years, 292 days, has been the world's oldest verified living person since the death of Tomiko Itooka on 29 December 2024, [2] as well as the world's oldest living nun since the death of Lucile Randon on 17 January 2023. [3] [4] [5]
Canabarro was born on 8 June 1908 [a] in São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil to João Antonio Lucas and Mariana Canabarro. [6] As a child, she was very skinny, and many in her community didn't think she would survive into adulthood. [7] She worked as a kindergarten teacher at Santa Tereza de Jesus High School, having taught João Figueiredo, the 30th president of Brazil. [8] Additionally, she is the great-granddaughter of General David Canabarro, who fought in the Ragamuffin War. [9] She had a younger brother, Rube (1909–1987), who served as a Lieutenant Colonel Aviator in the Brazilian Air Force. [10]
Pope Francis sent a message of congratulations to her on her 110th birthday. [11]
She became the oldest living person in Brazil following the death of Antonia da Santa Cruz (1905–2022) on 23 January 2022. [12] In May 2023, the local archdiocese celebrated her 115th birthday. [a] [13]
She became the oldest living person in the world, as well as the last living person born in 1908, following the death of Tomiko Itooka on 29 December 2024. [14] [15]
She is the second-oldest nun in history, behind Lucile Randon, [6] and the oldest verified living person in the world. [16]
She is currently the 16th oldest verified person in history.