Lucile Randon
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| Born | Lucile Randon 11 February 1904 (age 121 years, 0 days) Alès, France |
| Other names | Sister André |
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Lucile Randon, also known as Sister André, (born 11 February 1904) is a French supercentenarian and nun, who at the age of 121 years, 0 days, is the world's second-oldest verified living person, behind Kane Tanaka. She is the seventh-oldest verified person, second-oldest French person and second-oldest person in Europe ever.[1] She is also the oldest person known to have been infected with COVID-19, which she recovered from, without any symptoms, after testing positive for it days before her 117th birthday.[2][3][4][5][6]
Personal life[edit]
Lucile Randon was born on 11 February 1904 in Alès, France.[7] She grew up in a nonreligious Protestant family, but converted to Catholicism at the age of 19. At a young age she worked as a governess. She began to work at a hospital when she was 25, and took care of elderly people and orphaned children. She joined the Catholic charitable order 'Daughters of Charity' in 1944, and took the name Sister André in honor of her deceased brother. In 2009, she moved to a retirement home in Toulon, France.[8][9]
When she turned 115, Pope Francis sent her a personal letter and a blessed rosary.[9]
Health and longevity[edit]
After the death of Honorine Rondello on 19 October 2017, she became the oldest living person in France.[10] She later became the second-oldest living person in the world following the death of Maria Giuseppa Robucci on 18 June 2019.
On 16 January 2021, Randon tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak at her retirement home in Toulon, France, that saw 81 out of the 88 residents there infected with the disease. Randon did not have any symptoms. On 8 February, just days before her 117th birthday, it was reported that she had recovered, making her the oldest confirmed person to have both been infected with, and survived, the virus.[2][3][4][7]
See also[edit]
- List of French supercentenarians
- List of European supercentenarians
- List of the verified oldest people
- Oldest people
References[edit]
- ↑ Peltier, Elian (2021-02-10). "A French Nun Turns 117 After Knocking Down Covid-19". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-23. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Europe's oldest person survives Covid just before 117th birthday". BBC News. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Europe's oldest person survives Covid and set to celebrate 117th birthday". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Peltier, Elian (10 February 2021). "A French Nun Turns 117 After Knocking Down Covid-19". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ↑ "Europe's oldest person survives Covid just before 117th birthday". BBC News. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ "Europe's oldest person, a 117-year-old French nun, survives COVID-19". WCVB. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Peiser, Jaclyn; Hassan, Jennifer. "Nun who survived flu pandemic, both world wars and coronavirus celebrates 117th birthday with red wine". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-03-23. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Reuters Staff (2021-02-12). "Europe's oldest person, 117-year-old French nun, survives COVID-19". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-03-23. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Peiser, Jaclyn; Hassan, Jennifer. "Nun who survived flu pandemic, both world wars and coronavirus celebrates 117th birthday with red wine". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ↑ CNNWire (2021-02-10). "World's second-oldest person survives COVID-19 at age 116". ABC7 Chicago. Archived from the original on 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2021-03-23. Unknown parameter
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