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'''Lucile Randon''' ({{IPA-fr|ly.sil ʁɑ̃.dɔ̃|lang}}; born 11 February 1904), also known as '''Sister André''' ({{Lang-fr|link=no|Sœur André}}), is a French [[supercentenarian]]. At the age of {{Age in years and days|1904|2|sep=and|11}}, she has been the world's [[List of the oldest living people|oldest verified living person]] since 19 April 2022, following the death of [[Kane Tanaka]].<ref name="nyt2021">{{cite news |last=Peltier |first=Elian |date=10 February 2021 |title=A French Nun Turns 117 After Knocking Down Covid-19 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/world/europe/sister-andre-covid19.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310185052/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/world/europe/sister-andre-covid19.html |archive-date=10 March 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="WOP">{{cite news |date=25 February 2022 |title=French nun Sister Andre, 118, claims title of world's oldest person |website=[[France24]] |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220425-french-nun-sister-andre-118-claims-title-of-world-s-oldest-person |url-status=live |access-date=25 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425164336/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220425-french-nun-sister-andre-118-claims-title-of-world-s-oldest-person |archive-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> She is the oldest known survivor of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], having tested positive for [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]] a month before her 117th birthday.<ref name="bbc">{{Cite news |date=9 February 2021 |title=Europe's oldest person survives Covid just before 117th birthday |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-56005488 |url-status=live |access-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210003526/https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-56005488 |archive-date=10 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Guy |first=Jack |date=11 February 2021 |title=Europe's oldest person, a 117-year-old French nun, survives COVID-19 |url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/europe-s-oldest-person-survives-covid-19/35468162 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114110141/https://www.wcvb.com/article/europe-s-oldest-person-survives-covid-19/35468162 |archive-date=14 November 2021 |access-date=2 June 2021 |publisher=WCVB |language=en}}</ref>
'''Lucile Randon''' ({{IPA-fr|ly.sil ʁɑ̃.dɔ̃|lang}}; born 11 February 1904), also known as '''Sister André''' ({{Lang-fr|link=no|Sœur André}}), is a French [[supercentenarian]]. At the age of {{Age in years and days|1904|2|sep=and|11}}, she has been the world's [[List of the oldest living people|oldest verified living person]] since 19 April 2022, following the death of [[Kane Tanaka]].<ref name="nyt2021">{{cite news |last=Peltier |first=Elian |date=10 February 2021 |title=A French Nun Turns 117 After Knocking Down Covid-19 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/world/europe/sister-andre-covid19.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310185052/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/world/europe/sister-andre-covid19.html |archive-date=10 March 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="WOP">{{cite news |date=25 February 2022 |title=French nun Sister Andre, 118, claims title of world's oldest person |website=[[France24]] |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220425-french-nun-sister-andre-118-claims-title-of-world-s-oldest-person |url-status=live |access-date=25 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425164336/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220425-french-nun-sister-andre-118-claims-title-of-world-s-oldest-person |archive-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> She is currently [[List of the verified oldest people|the fourth-oldest human]] ever recorded, as well as the oldest known survivor of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], having tested positive for [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]] a month before her 117th birthday.<ref name="bbc">{{Cite news |date=9 February 2021 |title=Europe's oldest person survives Covid just before 117th birthday |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-56005488 |url-status=live |access-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210003526/https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-56005488 |archive-date=10 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Guy |first=Jack |date=11 February 2021 |title=Europe's oldest person, a 117-year-old French nun, survives COVID-19 |url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/europe-s-oldest-person-survives-covid-19/35468162 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114110141/https://www.wcvb.com/article/europe-s-oldest-person-survives-covid-19/35468162 |archive-date=14 November 2021 |access-date=2 June 2021 |publisher=WCVB |language=en}}</ref>


Randon is a Roman Catholic nun, having converted to Catholicism as a young adult, working as a governess, teacher, and missionary before retiring at the age of 75. She has resided in a nursing home in [[Toulon]], France, since 2009. <!--As a reminder, this section is meant to summarize the content below.-->
Randon is a Roman Catholic nun, having converted to Catholicism as a young adult, working as a governess, teacher, and missionary before retiring at the age of 75. She has resided in a nursing home in [[Toulon]], France, since 2009. <!--As a reminder, this section is meant to summarize the content below.-->

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Lucile Randon
Randon, c. 1920s
Born
Lucile Randon

(1904-02-11)11 February 1904
(age 120 years, 187 days)
Alès, Gard, French Third Republic (now France)
Other namesSister André
OccupationCatholic nun
Known forOldest known living person
(since 19 April 2022)

Lucile Randon (French: [ly.sil ʁɑ̃.dɔ̃]; born 11 February 1904), also known as Sister André (French: Sœur André), is a French supercentenarian. At the age of 120 years and 187 days, she has been the world's oldest verified living person since 19 April 2022, following the death of Kane Tanaka.[1][2] She is currently the fourth-oldest human ever recorded, as well as the oldest known survivor of the COVID-19 pandemic, having tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 a month before her 117th birthday.[3][4]

Randon is a Roman Catholic nun, having converted to Catholicism as a young adult, working as a governess, teacher, and missionary before retiring at the age of 75. She has resided in a nursing home in Toulon, France, since 2009.

Biography

Lucile Randon as a child c. 1907–1910

Randon was born on 11 February 1904 in Alès, France, to Paul Randon and Alphonsine Delphine Yéta Soutoul. Her living siblings included three older brothers and a twin sister named Lydie who died a year after they were born.[5][6] She became a governess to three children in Marseille when she was twelve years old in 1916. She took on more responsibility when she was hired as both a governess and teacher to a prominent family at Versailles in 1922.[7] Her work as a governess and teacher at Versailles lasted until 1936.[7]

Randon grew up in a Protestant family and her grandfather was a pastor.[6] She converted to Catholicism in 1923 at the age of 19.[6] She later joined the Catholic order Daughters of Charity in 1944, taking the name Sister André in honour of her elder brother.[5][6] After World War II ended, Randon went on a mission to a hospital in Vichy, where she served orphans and elders. Her mission lasted 18 years until she was sent to another hospital at La Baume-d'Hostun, Drôme for night duty in 1963.[7] Randon retired from full-time work in 1979 and entered the EHPAD in the Marches at Savoie, where she continued to care for the elderly until she was 100 years old herself.[8] She moved to a retirement home in Toulon on 25 October 2009, at the age of 105, where she still resides.[5][9]

Health and longevity

Randon is now blind and has been confined to a wheelchair since the early 2010s.[6] In January 2021, Randon tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak at her retirement home. She was asymptomatic and tested negative days before her 117th birthday, making her the oldest known survivor of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][3][10]

After the death of Honorine Rondello on 19 October 2017, she became the oldest living person in France.[11] When she turned 115 in 2019, Pope Francis sent her a personal letter and blessed rosary.[5] In 2021, she said she was happy at her home, although wished to join her grandparents and brother André in heaven.[5]

On her 118th birthday in February 2022, Randon received a birthday note from French President Emmanuel Macron.[12] On 19 April 2022, she became the world's oldest verified living person after the death of Kane Tanaka.[2] Randon stated she felt this was a "sad honour" as she would "be better off in heaven"; however, she also expressed joy at being "pampered" by her family. She continues to enjoy chocolate and a glass of wine every day.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Peltier, Elian (10 February 2021). "A French Nun Turns 117 After Knocking Down Covid-19". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "French nun Sister Andre, 118, claims title of world's oldest person". France24. 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Europe's oldest person survives Covid just before 117th birthday". BBC News. 9 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. ^ Guy, Jack (11 February 2021). "Europe's oldest person, a 117-year-old French nun, survives COVID-19". WCVB. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e Peiser, Jaclyn; Hassan, Jennifer (11 February 2021). "Nun who survived flu pandemic, both world wars and coronavirus celebrates 117th birthday with red wine". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e Viet, Cyprien; Jozeau, Anne-Quitterie (10 February 2021). "Sœur André fête ses 117 ans et souhaite un bon anniversaire à Radio Vatican". Vatican News (in French). Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 28 April 2022 suggested (help)
  7. ^ a b c "La doyenne de Toulon a 112 ans". Mairie de Toulon (in French). 9 February 2016. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Heaven can wait: How the super-centenarians live". France24. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Europe's oldest person, 117-year-old French nun, survives COVID-19". Reuters. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  10. ^ Willsher, Kim (9 February 2021). "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.
  11. ^ CNNWire (10 February 2021). "World's second-oldest person survives COVID-19 at age 116". ABC7 Chicago. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ a b Bouvier, Simon; Xu, Xiaofei; Knight, Camille; Lemercier, Elias (26 April 2022). "The world's oldest person is a French nun who enjoys chocolate and wine". CNN. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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