Lucile Randon, known as Sister André, passed away just weeks shy of her 119th birthday. Born on February 11, 1904, in France, she became the oldest living person in 2022 after the death of Kane Tanaka. Sister André also holds the record as the oldest COVID-19 survivor, having recovered from the virus in 2021. The current oldest living person is Maria Branyas Morera of Spain, aged 115 years and 320 days as of January 2023.
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She was born in France on Feb. 11, 1904, as Lucile Randon and took the name Sister André in 1944. She spent most of her life in religious service as a Roman Catholic nun.
Sister André became the oldest living person last year when the previous oldest person, Kane Tanaka of Japan, died at 119 years old in April 2022. According to the Gerontology Research Group, the oldest living person is now Maria Branyas Morera of Spain at 115 years and 320 days, as of Wednesday.
Sister André also holds the record for oldest COVID-19 survivor, which she tested positive for a few weeks before her 117th birthday in 2021. She recovered from the virus in about three weeks. She also lived through the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918.