Luzia Mohrs

Luzia Mohrs (Sister Maria Electis, born 23 March 1904) is a German-born Brazilian supercentenarian, who is at old, the second oldest (verified) living person in Brazil.

Biography
Luzia Mohrs was born in Pommern, Mosel, Germany. The young Luzia felt called to Religious Life and answering to the divine call. On 23 March 1926, entered the novitiate of the Sisters of Notre Dame in Mülhausen, Germany and receiving the name Sister Maria Electis. She arrived on Brazilian ground on 12 February 1939. She stayed in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul until July 1939, to study the Portuguese language. In August 1939, she became a member of the community of Clínica Olivé Leite, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Since 1988, she lived in the community. In the life of Sister Maria Electis, the flame of first love never has been extinguished. This flame has been kept alive in prayer, friendship, vitality and compassionate love for others. In 2013 she celebrated the 85 years of religious life.