Inah Canabarro Lucas
Brazilian supercentenarian (1908–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Inah Canabarro Lucas (8 June 1908 – 30 April 2025)[1][2] was a Brazilian Roman Catholic nun and supercentenarian who, at the age of 116 years, 326 days, was the world's oldest verified living person after the death of Tomiko Itooka on 29 December 2024,[3] as well as the world's oldest living nun since the death of Lucile Randon on 17 January 2023[4][5][6] until her own death on 30 April 2025.[7]
Inah Canabarro Lucas | |
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Sister Inah, c.1930 | |
| Born | Inah Canabarro Lucas 8 June 1908 |
| Died | (aged 116 years, 326 days) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Known for | Oldest known living person (29 December 2024 – 30 April 2025) |
| Family | David Canabarro (great-grandfather) |
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Lucas was born on 8 June 1908[a] in São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil to João Antonio Lucas and Mariana Canabarro.[8] She was 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]
As a child, she was very skinny, and many in her community did not think she would survive into adulthood.[11]
She worked as a kindergarten teacher at Santa Tereza de Jesus High School, having taught João Figueiredo, the 30th president of Brazil.[12]
Pope Francis sent a message of congratulations to her on her 110th birthday.[13]
She became the oldest living person in Brazil following the death of Antonia da Santa Cruz (1905–2022) on 23 January 2022.[14] In May 2023, the local archdiocese celebrated her 115th birthday.[a][15]
She became the oldest living person in the world following the death of Tomiko Itooka on 29 December 2024.[16][17]
Inah Canabarro Lucas died on 30 April 2025, at the age of 116 years and 326 days at the Santo Enrique de Ossó Shelter of the Teresian Sisters of Brazil, an order of Discalced Carmelites.[18][19]
Following her death, Ethel Caterham of the United Kingdom became the world's oldest living person. Caterham was born in 1909 and as such Canabarro was the last living person born in 1908.[20][21]
She was the second-oldest nun in history, behind Lucile Randon.[8][22]
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Notes
- Canabarro claimed to have been born on 27 May 1908, but was verified as being born 12 days later.[citation needed]
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