| Maria Farrugia | |
 Farrugia on her 110th birthday in 2022 | |
| Birth: | 7 March 1912 Mosta, Northern Region, Malta |
| Age: | 112 years, 43 days |
| Country: |  MLT
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| Validated | |
Maria Farrugia [née Galea] (born 7 March 1912) is a Maltese supercentenarian who is currently the oldest person ever from Malta, as well as the first to reach the age of 110. Her age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Maria Farrugia was born as Maria Galea in Mosta, Northern Region, Malta on 7 March 1912. Her mother lived to be 100. She had four siblings. One of her siblings was killed by a bomb during one of Malta’s very first air raids at the age of 37.
She was brought up in Hamrun, and recalls the time when she used to wash clothes at the Ghajn tal-Hasselin, a communal washing area in Msida. She was a first-class seamstress, and she used to do sewing for others in order to supplement the family income.
Farrugia had three children: Josephine (now deceased), Angelo (now deceased), and Carmen. She was widowed in 1962.
On 7 December 2021 she surpassed the age of Connie Galea (1890–2000) of 109 years, 275 days, becoming the oldest known person ever in Malta.
In March 2022, she celebrated her 110th birthday, becoming the first ever Maltese supercentenarian (excluding exaggerated claim of Ganni Schembri).
Farrugia currently lives with her daughter Carmen and her grandson Stephen in Hamrun, Southern Region, Malta at the age of 112 years, 43 days.
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References[]
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- On her 106th birthday, Maria recalls her younger days TVM News, 7 March 2018
- At 107, Malta’s oldest female citizen is still going strong! TVM News, 14 March 2019
- He lovingly takes care of this grandmother who is about to turn 109 TVM News, 7 February 2021
- Oldest Maltese woman turns 109 Malta Daily, 8 March 2021
- hekk qaltilna Maria Farrugia li llum qed tiċċelebra 110 snin. The People of Malta on Facebook, 7 March 2022
- ”L-GĦOMOR F’IDEJN IL-BAMBIN” – MARIA FARRUGIA TIĊĊELEBRA 110 SNIN. ONE, 7 March 2022
- L-ixjeħ persuna f’Malta illum tagħlaq 111 sena... AWGURI Maria! The People of Malta on Facebook, 7 March 2023
- I thank God for every single day I have lived, says Malta's oldest person at 111 Times of Malta, 6 July 2023
- Malta's oldest woman turns 112 Times of Malta, 7 March 2024