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The hundred-year-old French nun Lucile Randonknown as Sister André and considered the oldest person in the world, has passed away at the age of 118as indicated by the nursing home in Toulon (France) where he had spent his last hours.
The mayor of that city, Hubert Falco, announced the news of the death on Twitter stating that “with immense sadness and many emotions I learn of the death tonight of our Dean of Humanity #SisterAndré.”
Born Lucile Randon on February 11, 1904, Sister André dedicated most of her life to Religious ServiceAccording to a statement published by Guinness in April 2022. Before becoming a Catholic nun, she cared for children during World War II and then spent 28 years caring for orphans and the elderly in a hospital.
According to that same medium, she was also the oldest nun who has ever lived. When she turned 118 in 2022, the nun received a handwritten birthday note from French President Emmanuel Macron, the 18th French president in her lifetime. She also saw 10 different popes presiding over the Catholic Church since she was born.
He also survived the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and last year his name jumped to the media around the world after it was revealed that he had overcome Covid. “I didn’t even realize I was infected”assured the centennial in statements to the local newspaper Var Matin.
Then, a spokesman for the residence explained to the same newspaper that Sister André was not afraid of the virus, although she did express concern for the health of the other residents. “Too you were worried if your bedtime or mealtimes were going to change for being infected,” she explained.
Randon became the oldest person in the world after the death of kane tanakaa Japanese woman previously certified as the world’s oldest person, who passed away at the age of 119 on April 19, 2022.
