Lucile Randonthe French nun known as sister andré and recognized as the oldest person in the world, has died at the age of 118 in the city of Toulon, in the south of France.
It has been the mayor of the aforementioned French city, Hubert Falco, who has officially announced the news; remembering that in less than a month, on February 11, he would have celebrated his birthday and would have commemorated another year of life.
The message, which has been published by himself through Facebook and collected by Europa Press, has dedicated some emotional words in his honor: The oldest person in the world dies at 118: “She was the dean of humanity and Thanks to her remarkable age, she conquered the hearts of all French people, but beyond the symbol she represented for having crossed the century and experienced two world wars, Sister Andre she was above all a profoundly good and caring woman“.
His death occurred on Monday night at the nursing home where he lived in the city of Toulon, from where they have confirmed that his death took place at 2:00 in the morning. “There is a great sadness but she wanted, it was his wish to meet his dear brother. For her it is a liberation,” the center’s communication manager told AFP.
It was in the past year 2022, in the month of April, when Lucile Randon attended the media that were looking for her words after being declared the oldest person in the world at 118 years old. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the French got sick from covid-19 but he got over it without any apparent difficulty. .
In that meeting with the press, Sister André appeared in a wheelchair and had gone blind. Despite this, she assured that it had been her years of work that, until now, had kept her alive.
A Spaniard, the new longest-lived person
Randon, born February 11, 1904, made the list of oldest living people. In fact, according to the Guinness World Recordsis the second oldest French and European person ever recorded.
Following the death of Lucile Randon, the French nun known as Sister André, now the title of the oldest person in the world happens to belong to the Spanish Maria Branyas Morera, born in San Francisco (Califronia, United States) on April 4, 1907; with 115 years.
