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Maria Guiseppa Robucci (20 March 1903 - 18 June 2019) was a validated Italian supercentenarian who was, at the age of 116, the second-oldest living person in the world before their death.
Biography
Maria Giuseppa Robucci, also known as 'Nonna Peppa', was born in 1903 in Poggio Imperiale, province of Foggia, Apulia region, Italy. Her parents were Antonio and Maria Michela Robucci. On 3 December 1928, she married Nicola Nargiso. The couple had five children named Angelo, Concetta, Antonio, Giuseppe, and Filomena. Robucci became a widow in 1982, after the death of Nicola. In 2003, her 100th birthday was featured in a television show called ”La vita in diretta” for the channel Rai Uno. At the age of 100, she was still able to chop wood.
In 2014, Robucci broke her hip after a fall and underwent surgery. She credits her longevity to good diet, having faith in God, avoiding alcohol and having a positive mindset.
On 6 July 2018, she became the oldest person in Italy upon the death of 116-year-old Giuseppina Projetto-Frau.
On 18 June 2019, she died at the age of 116 in Poggio Imperiale, Italy.[1]
References
- Gerontology Research Group
- POGGIO IMPERIALE: Compie 100 anni e il paese le fa la festa Capitanata, 19 March 2003
- Canta e passeggia in riva al mare. Nonna Peppa compie 111 anni Corriere Del Mezzogiorno, 21 March 2014
- Intervento "record" per femore rotto su anziana di 111 anni Ansa, 5 May 2014
- Corriere Corriere, 20 March 2015
- Maria Giuseppa Robucci compie 115 anni Noi Notizie, 20 March 2018
- È foggiana la nonna più anziana d'Europa: Maria Giuseppa ora punta alla vetta mondiale della longevità Foggia Today, 9 July 2018
- Un dono visibile per la nostra comunità per l’arrivo della super centenaria italiana di 115 anni La Gazzetta di San Severo, 24 October 2018
- ↑ "Addio a nonna Peppa: morta a 116 anni Maria Giuseppa Robucci, la donna più anziana d'Europa". Famiglia Cristiana (in italiano). Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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