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World's Oldest Person, French Nun Sister Andre, Dies at 118: Retirement Home

World's Oldest Person, French Nun Sister Andre, Dies at 118: Retirement Home
Sister Andre last April (AP)

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 04:19 PM EST

French nun Sister Andre, the world's oldest person, passed away at 118 in France, her retirement home told Reuters on Tuesday.

Lucile Randon, who took the name of Sister Andre when she joined a Catholic charitable order in 1944, had survived COVID last year.

She was born on Feb. 11, 1904, and was the world's oldest living person according to the Gerontology Research Group's (GRG) World Supercentenarian Rankings List.

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French nun Sister Andre, the world's oldest person, passed away at 118 in France, her retirement home told Reuters on Tuesday.Lucile Randon, who took the name of Sister Andre when she joined a Catholic charitable order in 1944, had survived COVID last year.She was born on...
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