The oldest person in the world, a 119-year-old French nun known as Sister André, has died after living through two world wars and shrugging off Covid in 2021
Lucile Randon, known as Sister André, was born in 1904 and lived through both world wars and the Spanish flu epidemic, as well as shrugging off a Covid-19 case with barely any symptoms.
She worked in a hospital for many years caring for the elderly and orphans, before moving into a nursing home in 1979. Sister André became the oldest woman in the world last year after the death of Japanese woman Kane Tanaka, who was then 119.Picture:Asked about her exceptional longevity, Sister André told French media that "working ... makes you live. I worked until I was 108." She was known also to enjoy chocolate and a glass of wine daily.
Sister André contracted Covid-19 in 2021, and ten of her neighbours at the nursing home died. But she survived largely symptom-free.Sister André lived an eventful life. Born to Protestant parents in Alès, a mid-sized town in southern France, in the early years of the 20th century, she was separated from her two brothers when they went to fight in the First World War.Both brothers lived through the war.
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