Arturo Licata

Arturo Licata (born 2 May 1902) is an Italian supercentenarian who is the oldest living man since the death of Jokichi Igarashi on 23 July 2013,Italy's oldest living man since the death of Giuseppe Mirabella on 30 March 2012 and Europe's oldest living man since the death of 111-year-old Spanish man Francisco Fernández Fernández on 7 September 2012.He is currently the only living male supercentenarian.

Life
Arturo Licata was born in 1902 and had 3 brothers and 2 sisters.He at the age of nine began to work at mines,he later on served in the Italian military.When he was young,he walked 22 kilometers every day, due to the lack of cars in his area.

He worked as a miner in dangerous working conditions.His career lasted sixty years.He married Rosa,and had seven children,four boys and 3 girls. Licata also has eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.His wife Rosa passed away in 1980.He was born in Enna, Italy and also lives there.