Inah Canabarro Lucas
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Inah Canabarro Lucas (also known as Sister Inah; born 27 May 1908) is a Brazilian nun and supercentenarian who has been the world's oldest living nun since the death of Lucile Randon on 17 January 2023.
Biography
Canabarro was born in 1908 in São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil to Joao Antonio Lucas and Mariana Canabarro Lucas. She worked as a kindergarten teacher at Santa Tereza de Jesus High School, having taught João Figueiredo, the 30th president of Brazil. Additionally, she is the great-granddaughter of General David Canabarro, who fought in the Ragamuffin War. Pope Francis sent a message of congratulations to her on her 110th birthday.
She is the second-oldest nun in history, behind Lucille Randon. In May 2023, the local archdiocese celebrated her 115th birthday.