Lucile Randon | |
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.jpg) Randon as a young woman c. 1920s | |
| Born | 11 February 1904 Alès, France |
| Died | (aged 118 years, 340 days) Toulon, France |
| Other names | Sister André |
| Occupation | Catholic nun |
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Lucile Randon DC (French: [ly.sil ʁɑ̃.dɔ̃]; 11 February 1904 – 17 January 2023), also known as Sister André (French: Sœur André), was a French supercentenarian who, until her death at the age of 118 years, 340 days, was the world's oldest verified living person following the death of Kane Tanaka on 19 April 2022. She is the fourth-oldest verified person ever,[1] as well as the oldest confirmed survivor of the COVID-19 pandemic, having tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 a month before her 117th birthday.[2][3]
As a young adult, Randon converted to Roman Catholicism and worked as a governess, teacher, nun, and missionary before retiring at the age of 75 in 1979. She lived in a nursing home in Toulon, France from 2009 until her death.
- ^ Dominic Punt (17 January 2023). "World's oldest person, Lucile Randon, dies aged 118". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
It's been an honour to record her story in the pages of the Guinness World Records book, and she will live on in history as the fourth oldest person ever authenticated.
- ^ "Europe's oldest person survives Covid just before 117th birthday". BBC News. 9 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Guy, Jack (11 February 2021). "Europe's oldest person, a 117-year-old French nun, survives COVID-19". WCVB. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.