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Spaniard (115) is the new oldest person in the world
Maria Branyas Morera experienced two world wars, the Spanish Civil War and survived a corona infection. After the death of Lucile Randon, the Spaniard is now the oldest person in the world.
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Maria Branyas Morera is the oldest person in the world.
Lucile Randon († 118) was the oldest person in the world. The French nun with the nun’s name André most recently lived in a nursing home in the port city of Toulon in southern France. On Tuesday, the director of the nursing home, David Tavella, announced that she had passed away in her sleep.
The Gerontology Research Group listed Sister André as the oldest living person since the end of April last year. Even before that, she was considered the oldest European. With her death, Maria Branyas Morera (115), who was born in the USA and lives in Spain, becomes the oldest person in the world
She has 13 great-grandchildren
Branyas was born on March 4, 1907 in San Francisco after her family had emigrated to the United States from Spain the year before. In 1915, however, they made the decision to return to Spain during World War I because Branyas’ father was ill. She has lived there ever since.
In 1931 she married the Catalan doctor Joan Moret and had three children with him. She recently revealed that she has 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
In addition to gifts, they were also marked by numerous losses during their long life. She saw her parents, her three siblings and one of her children die. Her husband also died at the age of 72.
Lost much of her sight and hearing
Branyas has been living in a retirement home in the Catalan city of Olot for several years now. Up to the age of 105 she played the piano regularly, read the newspaper and did sports every morning.
In 2020, like Lucile Randon, she fell ill with Corona. Both survived the infectious disease. Monserrat Valdayo, the director of the retirement home, assures: «Maria’s health is in good condition for her age. Although she has become a bit anxious after losing much of her sight and hearing, she is still able to move around on her own.” (hey)