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|Maria Savva
 
|Maria Savva
 
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|status = living-centenarian
 
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|caption = Maria Savva at her 105th birthday.
 
|caption = Maria Savva at her 105th birthday.
 
|sex = Female
 
|sex = Female
 
|status = deceased-centenarian
 
|nationality = Cypriot
 
|nationality = Cypriot
 
|birthyr = 1911 |birthplace = Cyprus
 
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'''Maria Savva''' (born 18 January 1911) is a Cypriot centenarian who is currently the oldest living woman in Cyprus.<ref>[http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/02/19/oldest-woman-celebrates-105/ Oldest woman celebrates 105]</ref>
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'''Maria Savva''' (Greek: '''Μαρία Σάββα'''; 18 January 1911 – fl. 20 February 2016) was a Cypriot [[centenarian]] who was the oldest known woman in Cyprus.<ref>[http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/02/19/oldest-woman-celebrates-105/ Oldest woman celebrates 105]</ref>
   
== Biography ==
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==Biography==
Maria Savva was born on 18 January 1911. She started working at the fields and vineyards of the area, first to help raise her brothers and sisters, and later, her four children. Savva was married to the folk poet Nicolas Theodorou. She has 11 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
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Maria Savva was born in Cyprus on 18 January 1911. She started working at the fields and vineyards of the area, first to help raise her brothers and sisters, and later, her four children. Savva was married to the folk poet Nicolas Theodorou. She had 11 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
   
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Savva was last known to be alive on 20 February 2016 at the age of 105 years, 33 days. At that time, she lived in Paphos, Cyprus.
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Revision as of 19:12, 18 October 2020

Maria Savva
Maria Savva
Maria Savva at her 105th birthday.
Birth: 18 January 1911
Cyprus
Death: fl.20 February 2016
Paphos, Cyprus
Age: 105 years, 33+ days
Country: CyprusCYP
Centenarian

Maria Savva (Greek: Μαρία Σάββα; 18 January 1911 – fl. 20 February 2016) was a Cypriot centenarian who was the oldest known woman in Cyprus.[1]

Biography

Maria Savva was born in Cyprus on 18 January 1911. She started working at the fields and vineyards of the area, first to help raise her brothers and sisters, and later, her four children. Savva was married to the folk poet Nicolas Theodorou. She had 11 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.

Savva was last known to be alive on 20 February 2016 at the age of 105 years, 33 days. At that time, she lived in Paphos, Cyprus.

References