Inah Canabarro Lucas

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Inah Canabarro Lucas
Born(1908-06-08)8 June 1908
(age 116 years, 137 days)
São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
OccupationNun
Known for
  • Oldest living person in Brazil (since 23 January 2022)
  • Oldest living nun (since 17 January 2023)

Inah Canabarro Lucas (also known as Sister Inah; born 8 June 1908) [1] is a Brazilian nun and supercentenarian who has been the world's second oldest living person (behind Tomiko Itooka who is just 16 days older) following the death of Maria Branyas Morera as well as the world's oldest living nun since the death of Lucile Randon on 17 January 2023. [2] [3] [4]

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Biography

Canabarro was born on 8 June 1908 [lower-alpha 1] in São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil to Joao Antonio Lucas and Mariana Canabarro Lucas. [1] She worked as a kindergarten teacher at Santa Tereza de Jesus High School, having taught João Figueiredo, the 30th president of Brazil. [5] Additionally, she is the great-granddaughter of General David Canabarro, who fought in the Ragamuffin War. [6] Pope Francis sent a message of congratulations to her on her 110th birthday. [7]

She became the oldest living person in Brazil following the death of Antonia da Santa Cruz (1905–2022) on 23 January 2022. [8] In May 2023, the local archdiocese celebrated her 115th birthday. [lower-alpha 1] [9]

She is the second-oldest nun in history, behind Lucile Randon, [1] and the second-oldest validated living person in the world after Tomiko Itooka. [10]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Canabarro claims to have been born on 27 May 1908, but was validated as being born 12 days later.

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Inah Canabarro Lucas, 114". Gerontology Research Group. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
    2. ↑ "Supercentenarian Data -- Table E". grg.org. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
    3. ↑ "Supercentenarians: Longevity secrets of those who live to be 110, and older". gulfnews.com. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
    4. ↑ "Inah Canabarro Lucas". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
    5. ↑ "Figueiredo ve conciliacao como ato de dar e receber". Jornal do Brazil (in Portuguese). 21 September 1979. p. 2C.
    6. ↑ Schuler, Roberta (3 June 2016). "Freira de Porto Alegre tem 108 anos e está sempre em atividade: "Eu não sou velha!"". GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
    7. ↑ Chaves, Ricardo (26 May 2018). "Freira gaúcha completa 110 anos e recebe parabéns do papa Francisco". GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
    8. ↑ "Inah Canabarro Lucas". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
    9. ↑ "Irmã Inah Canabarro celebra 115 anos". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre . 27 May 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
    10. ↑ "World Supercentenarian Rankings List – Gerontology Research Group" . Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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