• The oldest living person, named Sister André, passed away at the age of 118.
• She was born Lucile Randon on February 11, 1904 and lived in Toulon.
• The nun worked for 28 years in a hospital providing care.

The oldest known living person, a French nun named Sister André, passed away on Tuesday in the southern city of Toulon at the age of 118.

The city’s mayor, Hubert Falco, announced the news of her death on Twitter, writing that “it is with immense sadness and emotion that I learnt tonight of the passing of the world’s oldest person #SisterAndré.”

The nun’s spokesman, David Tavella, said she died on Tuesday at 2 a.m. local time and lived near Toulon. “There is great sadness, but she wanted it to happen, it was her desire to join her beloved brother. For her, it is freedom,” Tavella said.

Sister André, who was born Lucile Randon on February 11, 1904, spent the majority of her life serving the church, according to a statement made public by Guinness in April 2022.

She cared for children during World War II before converting to Catholicism. She subsequently worked for 28 years in a hospital providing care for elderly patients and orphans.

According to Guinness, she was also the oldest nun to have ever lived.

The nun, who would have been the 118th French president in her lifetime, received a handwritten birthday card from French President Emmanuel Macron in 2022.

The Catholic Church has had 10 different Popes preside over it since she was born, too.

Kane Tanaka, a Japanese woman who had been recognized as the world’s oldest person, passed away on April 19 at the age of 119, making her the oldest person in the world.

A French woman holds the distinction of being the oldest person ever recorded. Jeanne Louise Calment, who was born on February 21, 1875, lived for 122 years and 164 days, according to a statement from Guinness World Records.

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