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Lucile Randon (born 11 February 1904), known as Sister Andre, is a French supercentenarian who is the oldest known living person in Europe and the second-oldest validated living person in the world, behind Kane Tanaka of Japan. Her age has been validated by the Gerontology Research Group.

Randon, who has been a nun for over 75 years, is the oldest ecclesiastical person ever recorded. At the age of 120 years, 67 days, she is currently the second-oldest French person, and the third-oldest European person, ever recorded.

Biography

Childhood and Religion

Lucile Randon was born on 11 February 1904 in Ales, Occitanie region, France. Her twin sister died at the age of 18 months. Randon remembers her two brothers returning from World War I in 1918, one of them seriously injured.

She grew up in a Protestant family; her paternal grandfather was a pastor. Randon converted to Catholicism at the age of 27, and at the age of 40, she became a nun in the congregation of the Sisters of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, taking the name of Sister Andre in homage to her older brother.

Career and Later Life

Randon worked as a teacher and a governess for various families, including the Peugot family who founded the French car manufacturer. She also looked after children during World War II. After the war, she spent 28 years working with orphans and elderly people at a hospital in Vichy, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region. She then spent three decades living in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes.

Since 2009, Randon has lived in a retirement home in Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, France. In 2019, she was made an honorary citizen of the city and received a letter from Pope Francis. Randon is blind, partially deaf, and uses a wheelchair.

Longevity Records

Ecclesiastical Records

Randon became the oldest known living nun in the world following the death of 115-year-old Marie-Josephine Gaudette of Italy. Random subsequently became the oldest ecclesiastical person ever recorded after surpassing Gaudette's age of 115 years, 110 days on 2 June 2019.

French Records

Randon became the oldest living person in France following the death of 114-year-old Honorine Rondello on 19 October 2017. Following the death of 114 year-old Gabrielle des Robert on 3 December 2018, Randon has been the last surviving French person born in 1904.

On 11 February 2019, Randon celebrated her 115th birthday, becoming the third person in the history of France to verifiably reach this age, after Jeanne Calment and Marie Bremont. Since surpassing Bremont's final age of 115 years, 42 days on 26 March 2019, Randon has been the second-oldest French person ever documented, behind only Calment, who lived to 122. Randon became the second French person to verifiably reach the age of 116 on 11 February 2020.

European Records

Following the death of fellow Frenchwoman Gabrielle Valentine des Robert on 3 December 2018, Randon became the last known person in Europe born in 1904. She subsequently became the oldest living person in Europe, as well as the last known European born before 1905, following the death of 116-year-old Italian Maria Giuseppa Robucci on 18 June 2019.

On 11 February 2020, Randon became the sixth recorded European to verifiably reach the age of 116. Since surpassing Robucci's final age of 116 years, 90 days on 12 May 2020, Randon has been the third-oldest European ever recorded, after Jeanne Calment and Emma Morano.

Worldwide Records

Since the death of Maria Giuseppa Robucci on 18 June 2019, Randon has been the world's second-oldest living person whose age is validated by the GRG, behind only Kane Tanaka. She was previously believed to have been the world's last known validated person born in 1904; this has no longer been the case since Francisca Celsa dos Santos's validation by the GRG on 9 July 2020.

Since surpassing Tane Ikai's final age of 116 years, 175 days on 5 August 2020, Randon has been in the top-15 oldest people ever whose ages have been validated by the GRG.

Gallery

References

Gerontology Research Group
Soeur André fête ses 112 ans Var-matin, 12 February 2016
La doyenne des Français est une religieuse de 113 ans ! Le Jour du Seigneur, 27 October 2017
France: The Oldest Nun in the World Society of Saint Pius X, 14 November 2017
‘The good Lord has guided me well’: 113-year-old nun reflects on blessings Crux, 26 November 2017
La doyenne des Français est née à Alès en 1904 Midi Libre, 12 February 2018
Doyenne des Français, sœur André fête ses 114 ans ! Aleteia, 12 February 2018
Sœur André a 115 ans aujourd'hui et deux souhaits France Inter, 11 February 2019
L'Europe a une nouvelle doyenne : la Française Lucile Randon, âgée de 115 ans France Info, 16 August 2019
Toulon : Soeur André, doyenne d’Europe fête ses 116 ans France Info, 12 February 2020
The World’s Oldest Nun Celebrates 116th Birthday – Here’s Her Secret to Happiness ChurchPop, 13 February 2020
RENCONTRE AVEC SOEUR ANDRÉE 116 ANS, DOYENNE DE L'EUROPE ET VICE-DOYENNE DE L’HUMANITÉ Racine Solaire on YouTube, 30 August 2020
Aujourd'hui #SœurAndré (presque) 117 ans... ehpadscl on Instagram, 10 November 2020

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--->'''Lucile Randon''' [known as '''Sister Andre'''] (born 11 February 1904) is a [[List of French supercentenarians|French]] [[supercentenarian]] whose age has been validated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]]. She is the oldest living person in France and the second-oldest validated person in the world behind [[Kane Tanaka]].
+'''Lucile Randon''' (born 11 February 1904), known as '''Sister Andre''', is a [[List of French supercentenarians|French]] [[supercentenarian]] who is the oldest known living person in Europe and the second-oldest validated living person in the world, behind [[Kane Tanaka]] of Japan. Her age has been validated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]].
+Randon, who has been a nun for over 75 years, is the [[Oldest Ecclesiastical People|oldest ecclesiastical person]] ever recorded. At the age of {{AgeYD|1904|2|11}}, she is currently the second-oldest French person, and the third-oldest European person, ever recorded.
 ==Biography==
+===Childhood and Religion===
-Lucile Randon was born in Ales, Gard department, Occitanie on 11 February 1904, and has memories of World War I. She served as a governess and teacher in various houses. After World War II, she worked for 28 years at the Hospital of Vichy with orphans and elderly people.
+Lucile Randon was born on 11 February 1904 in Ales, Occitanie region, France. Her twin sister died at the age of 18 months. Randon remembers her two brothers returning from World War I in 1918, one of them seriously injured.
+She grew up in a Protestant family; her paternal grandfather was a pastor. Randon converted to Catholicism at the age of 27, and at the age of 40, she became a nun in the congregation of the Sisters of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, taking the name of Sister Andre in homage to her older brother.
+===Career and Later Life===
+Randon worked as a teacher and a governess for various families, including the Peugot family who founded the French car manufacturer. She also looked after children during World War II. After the war, she spent 28 years working with orphans and elderly people at a hospital in Vichy, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region. She then spent three decades living in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes.
+Since 2009, Randon has lived in a retirement home in Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, France. In 2019, she was made an honorary citizen of the city and received a letter from Pope Francis. Randon is blind, partially deaf, and uses a wheelchair.
-Randon currently lives in Toulon, France.
 ==Longevity Records==
+===Ecclesiastical Records===
-Randon became the oldest living person in France following the death of 114-year-old [[Honorine Rondello]] on 19 October 2017.
+Randon became the oldest known living nun in the world following the death of 115-year-old [[Marie-Josephine Gaudette]] of Italy. Random subsequently became the [[Oldest Ecclesiastical People|oldest ecclesiastical person]] ever recorded after surpassing Gaudette's age of 115 years, 110 days on 2 June 2019.
+===French Records===
-On 11 February 2019, Randon celebrated her 115th birthday, becoming the third person in the history of France to reach this age, after [[Jeanne Calment]] and [[Marie Bremont]]. On 26 March 2019, she surpassed Bremont’s age to become the second-oldest validated French person ever.
+Randon became the oldest living person in France following the death of 114-year-old [[Honorine Rondello]] on 19 October 2017. Following the death of 114 year-old [[Gabrielle des Robert]] on 3 December 2018, Randon has been the last surviving French person born in 1904.
+On 11 February 2019, Randon celebrated her 115th birthday, becoming the third person in the history of France to verifiably reach this age, after [[Jeanne Calment]] and [[Marie Bremont]]. Since surpassing Bremont's final age of 115 years, 42 days on 26 March 2019, Randon has been the second-oldest French person ever documented, behind only Calment, who lived to 122. Randon became the second French person to verifiably reach the age of 116 on 11 February 2020.
-Following the death of 116-year old [[Maria Giuseppa Robucci|Maria Giuseppa Robucci-Nargiso]] of Italy on 18 June 2019, Randon became the oldest living person in Europe and the second-oldest living person in the world.
+===European Records===
-Randon became the last surviving person born in 1904 following the death of [[Shin Matsushita]] on 27 August 2019.
+Following the death of fellow Frenchwoman Gabrielle Valentine des Robert on 3 December 2018, Randon became the last known person in Europe born in 1904. She subsequently became the oldest living person in Europe, as well as the last known European born before 1905, following the death of 116-year-old Italian [[Maria Giuseppa Robucci]] on 18 June 2019.
-On 11 February 2020, Randon celebrated her 116th birthday, making her the second French person in history to do so (after [[Jeanne Calment]]). She is also the first nun to turn 116.
+On 11 February 2020, Randon became the sixth recorded European to verifiably reach the age of 116. Since surpassing Robucci's final age of 116 years, 90 days on 12 May 2020, Randon has been the third-oldest European ever recorded, after Jeanne Calment and [[Emma Morano]].
+===Worldwide Records===
+Since the death of Maria Giuseppa Robucci on 18 June 2019, Randon has been the world's second-oldest living person whose age is validated by the GRG, behind only [[Kane Tanaka]]. She was previously believed to have been the world's last known validated person born in 1904; this has no longer been the case since [[Francisca Celsa dos Santos]]'s validation by the GRG on 9 July 2020.
+Since surpassing [[Tane Ikai]]'s final age of 116 years, 175 days on 5 August 2020, Randon has been in the top-15 oldest people ever whose ages have been validated by the GRG.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
+LRandon106.png|Lucile Randon at age 106.
 LRandon108.jpg|Lucile Randon at age 108.
 LRandon109.jpg|Lucile Randon at age 109.
-LRandon110.jpg|Lucile Randon  at age 110.
+LRandon110.jpg|Lucile Randon at age 110.
 Lucile R.jpg|Lucile Randon two days before her 112th birthday.
+LucileRandon114.png|Lucile Randon in December 2018 at age 114.
+LRandon115.jpg|Lucile Randon on her 115th birthday.
 LRandon116.jpeg|Lucile Randon on her 116th birthday.
+Lucile_Randon_Aug_2020.jpg|Randon, aged 116, being interviewed in August 2020
+Lucile Randon Nov2020.png|Randon in November 2020, aged 116
 </gallery>
 ==References==
 *[http://www.grg.org/SC/SCindex.html Gerontology Research Group]
-*[http://www.pressreader.com/ La Varoise soeur André fête ses ans]
+*[https://www.varmatin.com/vie-locale/soeur-andre-fete-ses-112-ans-22265 Soeur André fête ses 112 ans] Var-matin, 12 February 2016
+*[https://www.lejourduseigneur.com/doyenne-francais-religieuse-de-113-ans/ La doyenne des Français est une religieuse de 113 ans !] Le Jour du Seigneur, 27 October 2017
+*[https://fsspx.asia/en/news-events/news/france-oldest-nun-world-33514 France: The Oldest Nun in the World] Society of Saint Pius X, 14 November 2017
+*[https://cruxnow.com/global-church/2017/11/good-lord-guided-well-113-year-old-nun-reflects-blessings/ ‘The good Lord has guided me well’: 113-year-old nun reflects on blessings] Crux, 26 November 2017
+*[https://www.midilibre.fr/2018/02/12/la-doyenne-des-francais-est-nee-a-ales-en-1904,1627049.php La doyenne des Français est née à Alès en 1904] Midi Libre, 12 February 2018
+*[https://fr.aleteia.org/2018/02/12/doyenne-des-francais-soeur-andre-fete-ses-114-ans/ Doyenne des Français, sœur André fête ses 114 ans !] Aleteia, 12 February 2018
 *[https://www.franceinter.fr/societe/soeur-andre-a-115-ans-aujourd-hui-et-deux-souhaits Sœur André a 115 ans aujourd'hui et deux souhaits] France Inter, 11 February 2019
+*[https://www.francetvinfo.fr/france/occitanie/gard/l-europe-a-une-nouvelle-doyenne-la-francaise-lucile-randon-agee-de-115-ans_3579319.html L'Europe a une nouvelle doyenne : la Française Lucile Randon, âgée de 115 ans] France Info, 16 August 2019
-*[https://churchpop.com/2020/02/13/the-worlds-oldest-nun-celebrates-116th-birthday-heres-her-secret-to-happiness/ 116th birthday]
+*[https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/var/toulon/toulon-soeur-andre-doyenne-europe-fete-ses-116-ans-1622759.html Toulon : Soeur André, doyenne d’Europe fête ses 116 ans] France Info, 12 February 2020
-{{Titleholders-oldest-living-Europe}}
+*[https://churchpop.com/2020/02/13/the-worlds-oldest-nun-celebrates-116th-birthday-heres-her-secret-to-happiness/ The World’s Oldest Nun Celebrates 116th Birthday – Here’s Her Secret to Happiness] ChurchPop, 13 February 2020
-{{Titleholders-oldest-living-French}}
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv0frVa_zxA RENCONTRE AVEC SOEUR ANDRÉE 116 ANS, DOYENNE DE L'EUROPE ET VICE-DOYENNE DE L’HUMANITÉ] Racine Solaire on YouTube, 30 August 2020
+*[https://www.instagram.com/p/CHazVZWHWq4/ Aujourd'hui #SœurAndré (presque) 117 ans...] ehpadscl on Instagram, 10 November 2020
+{{Titleholders-oldest-living-Europe}}{{Titleholders-oldest-living-French}}
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