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Inah Canabarro Lucas

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

Sister
Inah Canabarro Lucas
STJ
Sister Inah, c. 1930
Born
Inah Canabarro Lucas

(1908-06-08)8 June 1908
São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died (aged 116 years, 326 days)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Known forOldest known living person (29 December 2024 – 30 April 2025)
FamilyDavid Canabarro (great-grandfather)

Inah Canabarro Lucas, STJ (8 June 1908 – 30 April 2025)[1][2] was a Brazilian Roman Catholic nun and supercentenarian. At the age of 116 years, 326 days, she was the world's oldest verified living person after the death of Tomiko Itooka in 2024,[3] as well as the world's oldest living nun since the death of Lucile Randon in 2023[4][5][6] until her own death on 30 April 2025.[7] She was a member of the Teresian Sisters.

Biography

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]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Canabarro claimed to have been born on 27 May 1908, but was verified as being born 12 days later.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Inah Canabarro Lucas". Gerontology Research Group. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  2. ^ Newman, Vicki (1 May 2025). "World's oldest person and nun Inah Canabarro Lucas dies aged 116". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Brazilian nun inherits world's oldest person title from Japan's Tomiko Itooka". Sky News. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  4. ^ "World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Supercentenarians: Longevity secrets of those who live to be 110, and older". gulfnews.com. 15 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Inah Canabarro Lucas". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  7. ^ Maglov, Stefan (30 April 2025). "Inah Canabarro Lucas, world's oldest person, dies at 116". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Inah Canabarro Lucas, 114". Gerontology Research Group. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  9. ^ Schuler, Roberta (3 June 2016). "Freira de Porto Alegre tem 108 anos e está sempre em atividade: "Eu não sou velha!"" [Nun from Porto Alegre is 108 years old and is always active: "I'm not old!"]. GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Rube Canabarro Lucas - Biografia" [Rube Canabarro Lucas - Biography]. jambock.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Oldest nun Inah Canabarro Lucas who was blessed by the pope becomes world's oldest person". Guinness World Records. 4 January 2025. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Figueiredo ve conciliacao como ato de dar e receber" [Figueiredo and conciliation as an act of giving and receiving]. Jornal do Brazil (in Portuguese). 21 September 1979. p. 2C. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  13. ^ Chaves, Ricardo (26 May 2018). "Freira gaúcha completa 110 anos e recebe parabéns do papa Francisco" [Gaucho nun turns 110 and receives congratulations from Pope Francis]. GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Inah Canabarro Lucas". LongeviQuest. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Irmã Inah Canabarro celebra 115 anos" [Sister Inah Canabarro celebrates 115 years]. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (in Portuguese). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  16. ^ Yamamoto, Yumi (4 January 2025). "World's Oldest Person, Tomiko Itooka, Dies at 116". LongeviQuest. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  17. ^ "World's oldest person Tomiko Itooka dies at 116". Sky News. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  18. ^ Buschschlüter, Vanessa (1 May 2025). "Football-loving Brazilian nun, world's oldest person, dies at 116". BBC News. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  19. ^ Zimbrão, Natalia (1 May 2025). "World's oldest person, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, dies at 116". Catholic News Agency. Archived from the original on 2 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  20. ^ Newman, Vicki (1 May 2025). "UK's oldest ever person Ethel Caterham becomes world's oldest person at age 115". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  21. ^ Maglov, Stefan (30 April 2025). "Inah Canabarro Lucas, world's oldest person, dies at 116". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  22. ^ "World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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