Sister André dedicated most of her life to religious service, according to a statement by Guinness World Records, who also said she was the oldest nun to ever live.
, the world’s oldest known person, died on Tuesday at the age of 118 in the southern city of Toulon.
The city’s mayor, Hubert Falco, announced the news of her death on Twitter, writing that “it is with immense sadness and emotion that I learnt tonight of the passing of the world’s oldest person #SisterAndré.” The nun’s spokesman, David Tavella, said she died on Tuesday at 2 a.m. local time and lived near Toulon. “There is great sadness, but she wanted it to happen, it was her desire to join her beloved brother. For her, it is freedom,” Tavella said.
Born as Lucile Randon on Feb. 11, 1904, Sister André dedicated most of her life to religious service, according to a statement released by Guinness World Records in April 2022. Before becoming a Catholic nun, she looked after children during World War II and then spent 28 years caring for orphans and elderly people at a hospital., the nun received a handwritten birthday note from French President Emmanuel Macron — the 18th French president of her lifetime. There have also been 10 different Popes presiding over the Catholic Church since she was born.
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