Maria Venerando

Maria Venerando-Mantegazza (née Venerando) (10 December 1904 - 18 December 2014) was an Italian supercentenarian whose case is currently pending by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) as of January 2015.

Biography
Maria Venerando was born on 10 December 1904 in Gravellona Lomellina, which is part of the Italian region of Lombardy. She married Virginio Mantegazza before 1929, which was when they moved to Turin, the capital city of Piedmont. The couple had a son, Paolo, in 1935.

Maria was a housewife for most of her life. In 1951, the family moved into a newly-built house in Turin, and Maria and her son still live there to this day. Maria's husband Virginio died in 1965. After his death, Maria lived on her own until the age of 104, when her son Paolo Mantegazza moved back in to look after her. Maria's secret to a long life, roughly translated, was, "If you eat everything, but very little, your body works perfectly."

Maria Venerando passed away on 18 December 2014 in Turin, Piedmont, aged 110 years, 8 days.