MARSEILLE, France – The world’s oldest identified individual, French nun Lucile Randon, has died aged 118, a spokesman informed AFP on Tuesday.
Randon, often known as Sister Andre, was born in southern France on February 11, 1904, when World War I used to be nonetheless a decade away.
She died in her sleep at her nursing dwelling in Toulon, spokesman David Tavella stated.
“There is great sadness but… it was her desire to join her beloved brother. For her, it’s a liberation,” Tavella, of the Sainte-Catherine-Laboure nursing dwelling, informed AFP.
Randon was born within the yr New York opened its first subway and when the Tour de France had solely been staged as soon as.
Her days within the nursing dwelling have been punctuated by prayer, mealtimes and visits from residents and hospice employees. — Agence France-Presse
