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World’s Oldest Person, Maria Branyas Morera, Passes Away Aged 117

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The past 12 months have seen the deaths of people who made history in France and beyond, from politics to culture, business to science. RFI reviews some of 2023's most notable deaths.

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María Branyas Morera is just over a month away from being 116 years old

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The world's oldest person, Sister André of France, dies at age 118

Born Lucile Randon in 1904, Sister André spent most of her life in religious service as a Roman Catholic nun. The oldest living person is now Maria Branyas Morera of Spain at age 115.

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French nun, world's oldest person, passes away after 118 years

Lucile Randon was born in southern France on 11 February 1904, a decade before the outbreak of the First World War. She died peacefully in her sleep earlier this week.

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World’s Oldest Known Person, French Nun, Dies at 118

A French nun who was believed to be the world’s oldest person has died a few weeks before her 119th birthday, the spokesperson for her nursing home in southern France said Wednesday. Lucile Randon, known as Sister André, was born in the town of Ales, southern France, on Feb. 11,…

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Sister Andre obituary: World’s oldest person dies aged 118 after surviving two pandemics

Nun Lucile Randon lived through two world wars and 18 French presidents - and worked until she was 108

The Independent UK

Covid survivor, 115, becomes world's oldest person after French nun dies aged 118

Maria Branyas, an American-born Spaniard, survived Covid two years ago at at the age of 115 has now taken over from a French nun Lucile Randon who died at 118

Daily Mirror

World's oldest person dies at 118 after surviving both World Wars and Covid pandemic

French nun Lucile Randon, who was also known as Sister André, passed away in her sleep at a nursing home in Toulouse yesterday.

Daily Record

World's oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, dies aged 118

Ms Randon, who took the name of Sister Andre, had survived Covid last year

Evening Standard

World's oldest person dies at 118 - after surviving World War I and Covid pandemic

French nun Lucile Randon, who was also known as Sister Andrée has died aged 118 in her sleep in her nursing home in Toulouse France, a spokesman for the home has confirmed

Daily Mirror

‘For her, it’s a liberation’: World’s oldest person dies in her sleep

Lucile Randon, known as Sister Andre, died in her sleep at nursing home

The Independent UK

World’s oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, dies at 118

Sister André was born in 1904 and survived an outbreak of Covid-19 in 2021 in her nursing home that killed 10 other residents

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One of Britain's oldest women thanks lie-ins and bacon butties for reaching age of 109

Winifred Parker was born in 1913, when King George V was on the throne and Woodrow Wilson was US President - and she had jobs as a professional singer, usherette and Woolworths worker during her remarkable career

Daily Record

First human to be able to live past 150 'has already been born', scientists claim

The oldest living human being currently is Lucile Randon, who is 118 years and 137 days old, however experts now state that 200-year-old humans could happen very soon.

Daily Mirror

Meet world's new oldest person - daily wine, name change and explanation for long life

Sister André, born in 1904 as Lucile Randon, has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest living person after the death of Kane Tanaka in Japan - and she's made her 118 years on Earth count

Evening Standard

Who is the oldest person alive in 2023? Scientists ‘find maximum age of life’

Maria Branyas is 116 years old and took the title of oldest person in the world earlier in 2023 after the death of Sister Andre at 118

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Oldest people ever share secrets to long life - glass of port, chocolate and maths

When Kane Tanaka, the second oldest person to have ever lived, passed away at the age of 119 on 19 April, she left an incredible legacy - and shared some of her secrets to a long life

Daily Mirror

French nun now the oldest person in the world after Japanese woman, 119, dies

Sister André, also known as Lucile Randon, was born in February 1904 making her 118 years old and the oldest verified living person in the world after the death of Kane Tanaka last week

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