{"id":1810426,"date":"2023-01-19T08:34:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T13:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1810426"},"modified":"2023-01-19T08:40:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T13:40:45","slug":"worlds-oldest-person-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worlds-oldest-person-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s Oldest Person Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">8<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fworlds-oldest-person-dies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1810426&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\">Lucile Randon was a French nun and the oldest living person on the planet. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/infectious-disease\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survive COVID-19<\/a>, died in her sleep on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Sainte-Catherine-Laboure nursing home in the town of Toulon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Randon was only a month from his destination <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/healthy-living\/longevity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrating her 119th birthday<\/a>Multiple outlets were reported.<\/p>\n<p>Randon was born Feb. 11, 1904. Randon was a teacher, governess, and child care provider. Before becoming a lawyer, he worked as an attorney. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/religion\/roman-catholic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholic nun<\/a> 1944\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Randon became a nun after which he took the name &#8220;Sr. Andr\u00e9.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/sister-andre-worlds-oldest-living-person-10-facts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SISTER ANDRE, WORLD&#8217;S OLDEST LIVING PERSON: 10 SURPRISING FACTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Randon was declared the &#8220;oldest person living (female)&#8221; And &#8220;overall oldest person living&#8221; Guinness World Records reports that Kane Tanaka, a Japanese 119-year old, died on April 19, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Randon also held record of &#8220;oldest nun living&#8221; And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/france\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oldest person in Europe<\/a>Guinness World Records said that she still holds the record. She holds the record. &#8220;oldest nun.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/640\/320\/AP22117445227192.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Lucile Randon, AKA Sister Andr\u00e9, poses for a portrait at the Sainte Catherine Laboure care home in Toulon, southern France, on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, shortly after becoming the oldest person in the world.\u00a0\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Lucile Randon, AKA Sister Andr\u00e9, poses for a portrait at the Sainte Catherine Laboure care home in Toulon, southern France, on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, shortly after becoming the oldest person in the world.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Daniel Cole)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Randon was the oldest person to survive COVID-19 in January 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital previously reported that she was diagnosed by the coronavirus Jan. 16, 2021. However, she recovered in just three weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She stated at the time that her sole symptom was tiredness. However, she didn&#8217;t know she had been infected until she tested positive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Randon lived through the Spanish Flu pandemic as a teenager.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/iowas-bessie-hendricks-oldest-person-us-dies-115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IOWA&#8217;S BESSIE HENDRICKS, THE OLDEST LIVING PERSON IN THE US, DIES AT 115<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Randon spent almost 30 years caring for orphans and elderly in Vichy, Auvergne Rhone-Alpes.<\/p>\n<p>Guinness World Records Randon stated that she loved chocolate and other sweets. &#8220;guilty pleasure&#8221; And had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/food-drink\/drinks\/wine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a glass of wine<\/a> each day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/640\/320\/Lucile-Randon-GETTY.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Lucile Randon, AKA Sister Andr\u00e9, who was believed to be the oldest living nun, has died.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Lucile Randon, AKA Sister Andr\u00e9, who was believed to be the oldest living nun, has died.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(GERARD JULIEN\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She also credits her long life to hardwork, telling French media 2022 that she worked up until she was 108 years of age.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Randon was also known as a &#8220;supercentenarian&#8221; \u2014 someone who lives over the age of 110.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the Gerontology Research Group&#8217;s website, the eight oldest living people in the world are all women.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/healthy-aging-drinking-water-fascinating-findings-new-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>HEALTHY AGING AND DRINKING WATER: FASCINATING FINDINGS FROM A NEW STUDY<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fourteen of the top eight were from this group. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>born in Japan,<\/u><\/a> Three of the three children were born in America, one in France, and one in Brazil.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After Randon&#8217;s passing, it is believed that Maria Branyas Morera from Spain, aged 115 years old, is the oldest verified living person.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/hands.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"The oldest person in the world is now believed to be Maria Branyas Morena of Spain.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Maria Branyas Morena, a Spanish woman believed to be the oldest human being on Earth, is currently believed to now be the oldest.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Branyas Mehrna was born in California, and she moved to Spain as an infant. According to the Gerentology Research Group website. She will turn 116 in March.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Juan Vicente Mora, 112 years old, is Venezuela&#8217;s oldest living person.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mora was born May 27, 1909.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to some reports, the oldest person living in the United States today is a 114-year old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/west\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>California woman<\/u><\/a> Edie Ceccarelli (named Edie), who will turn 115 in February according to Fox affiliate KTVU.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital previously reported that Jeanne Calment is the oldest living person. Calment, who was also French like Randon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Calment was active from February 21, 1875<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/healthy-living\/longevity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>,<\/u><\/a> To Aug. 4, 1997\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Christine Rousselle works as a lifestyle reporter for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lucile Randon was a French nun and the oldest living person on the planet. survive COVID-19, died in her sleep on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Sainte-Catherine-Laboure nursing home in the town of Toulon. Randon was only a month from his destination celebrating her 119th birthdayMultiple outlets were reported. 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