The world’s oldest known person, a nun living in the south of France, has died at the age of 118. Lucile Randon, better known as Sister André, died early Tuesday — less than a month before her 119th birthday.
Sister André also held the titles of the oldest nun alive and the oldest covid-19 survivor, after testing positive in January 2021, according to Guinness World Records.
SheBorn on Feb. 11, 1904, Sister AndréAs a young woman, Sister Andréfollowing her death. She also spent almost three decades working at a hospital with orphans and elderly people in France.
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