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A French nun is the oldest living person in the world

2022-04-27T06:10:42.747Z


A 118-year-old nun in the south of France has become the world's oldest living person, according to Guinness World Records.


Kane Tanaka, the world's oldest woman, dies 0:43

Paris (CNN) --

A 118-year-old nun living in a nursing home in the south of France has become the world's oldest living person, according to Guinness World Records.

Sister André is also the oldest living nun in the world and the oldest nun in history, according to a statement issued Monday by the authority on records.

Born Lucile Randon on February 11, 1904, Sister André has dedicated most of her life to religious service, according to the statement.

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.

Sister André, who lives near the French city of Toulon, is also the world's oldest Covid-19 survivor.

The Guinness World Records statement said she tested positive for the virus in early 2021, but she made a full recovery within three weeks, just in time for her 117th birthday.

In an interview with French television channel RMC Story on Tuesday, Sister André seemed to have mixed feelings about becoming the new oldest living person.

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"I feel like I'd be better off in heaven, but the good Lord still doesn't want me," he said, calling his title a "sad honour."

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However, she also expresses her joy at being “spoiled” by her family.

Sister André enjoys chocolate and wine, and drinks a glass every day, her nursing home, Résidence Catherine Labouré, confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.

On her 118th birthday earlier this year, the elderly nun received a handwritten birthday note from French President Emmanuel Macron, the 18th French president in her lifetime, according to a tweet from the nursing home.

There have also been 10 different popes presiding over the Catholic Church since she was born.

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Sister André became the world's oldest person following the death of Kane Tanaka, a Japanese woman previously certified as the world's oldest person, who died at the age of 119 on April 19.

The title of oldest person ever recorded also belongs to a French woman.

Born on February 21, 1875, Jeanne Louise Calment's life span was 122 years and 164 days, according to the Guinness World Records statement.

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Source: cnnespanol

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