Inah Canabarro Lucas
Born (1908-05-27) May 27, 1908
São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
OccupationNun
Known forOldest person in Brazil

Inah Canabarro Lucas (also known as Sister Inah; born 27 May 1908)[1] is a Brazilian nun and supercentenarian who has been the world's oldest living nun since the death of Lucile Randon on 17 January 2023.[2][3][4]

Biography

Canabarro was born in 1908 in São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil to Joao Antonio Lucas and Mariana Canabarro Lucas.[5] She worked as a kindergarten teacher at Santa Tereza de Jesus High School, having taught João Figueiredo, the 30th president of Brazil.[6] Additionally, she is the great-granddaughter of General David Canabarro, who fought in the Ragamuffin War.[7] Pope Francis sent a message of congratulations to her on her 110th birthday.[1]

She is the second-oldest nun in history, behind Lucille Randon.[5] In May 2023, the local archdiocese celebrated her 115th birthday.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Chaves, Ricardo (2018-05-26). "Freira gaúcha completa 110 anos e recebe parabéns do papa Francisco". GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  2. ↑ "Supercentenarian Data -- Table E". grg.org. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  3. ↑ "Supercentenarians: Longevity secrets of those who live to be 110, and older". gulfnews.com. 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  4. ↑ "Inah Canabarro Lucas". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  5. 1 2 "Inah Canabarro Lucas, 114". Gerontology Research Group. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  6. ↑ "Figueiredo ve conciliacao como ato de dar e receber". Jornal do Brazil (in Portuguese). 1979-09-21. p. 2C.
  7. ↑ Schuler, Roberta (2016-06-03). "Freira de Porto Alegre tem 108 anos e está sempre em atividade: "Eu não sou velha!"". GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  8. ↑ "Irmã Inah Canabarro celebra 115 anos". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre. 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
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