Inah Canabarro Lucas

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Canabarroand the second or paternal family name is Lucas.

Inah Canabarro Lucas
Inah Canabarro Lucas in 2023
Born	(1908-06-08)8 June 1908 (age 116 years, 253 days) São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Occupation	Nun
Known for	Oldest known living person (since 29 December 2024) Oldest living person in Brazil (since 23 January 2022) Oldest living nun (since 17 January 2023) Oldest living person in South America (since 30 July 2022)
Family	David Canabarro (great-grandfather)

Inah Canabarro Lucas (born 8 June 1908) ^[1] is a Brazilian nun and supercentenarian who 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]}

Biography

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] Pope Francis sent a message of congratulations to her on her 110th birthday. ^[10]

She became the oldest living person in Brazil following the death of Antonia da Santa Cruz (1905–2022) on 23 January 2022. ^[11] In May 2023, the local archdiocese celebrated her 115th birthday. ^{[a] [12]}

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. ^{[13] [14]}

She is the second-oldest nun in history, behind Lucile Randon, ^[6] and the oldest verified living person in the world. ^[15]

Notes

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

References

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4. "Supercentenarians: Longevity secrets of those who live to be 110, and older". gulfnews.com. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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6. "Inah Canabarro Lucas, 114". Gerontology Research Group. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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8. "Figueiredo ve conciliacao como ato de dar e receber". Jornal do Brazil (in Portuguese). 21 September 1979. p. 2C.
9. 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.
10. Chaves, Ricardo (26 May 2018). "Freira gaúcha completa 110 anos e recebe parabéns do papa Francisco". GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
11. "Inah Canabarro Lucas". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
12. "Irmã Inah Canabarro celebra 115 anos". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre . 27 May 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
13. Yamamoto, Yumi (4 January 2025). "World's Oldest Person, Tomiko Itooka, Dies at 116". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
14. "World's oldest person Tomiko Itooka dies at 116". Sky News . 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
15. "World Supercentenarian Rankings List – Gerontology Research Group" . Retrieved 18 August 2024.