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Maria de Jesus died on 2 January 2009.<ref name="AFP">http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gsbzk72hW7EGUYhH_Mkq2M0IwORA '''404'''</ref> The cause of death was reported as septic shock. |
Maria de Jesus died on 2 January 2009.<ref name="AFP">http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gsbzk72hW7EGUYhH_Mkq2M0IwORA '''404'''</ref> The cause of death was reported as septic shock. |
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Her death left 114-year-old American [[Gertrude Baines]] as the oldest living person.<ref name="BBCNews">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7808767.stm World's oldest person dies at 115]</ref> |
Her death left 114-year-old American [[Gertrude Baines]] as the oldest living person.<ref name="BBCNews">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7808767.stm World's oldest person dies at 115]</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:50, 23 November 2019
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| Birth: | 10 September 1893 Olival, Ourém, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Death: | 2 January 2009 Corujo, Tomar, Portugal |
| Age: | 115 years, 114 days |
| Country: |  POR
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Maria de Jesus dos Santos (10 September 1893 – 2 January 2009) was a Portuguese supercentenarian and, after the death of American Edna Parker on 26 November 2008 until her own death, the world's oldest living person. De Jesus became the oldest living person in Portugal at the age of 111 years, 318 days after the death of 114-year-old Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes on 25 July 2005 and the oldest living person in Europe at the age of 112 years, 336 days after the death of 114-year-old Frenchwoman Camille Loiseau on 12 August 2006.[1] De Jesus was the last validated living person born in 1893.[1]
Biography
Born as Maria de Jesus, she married in 1919 and became a widow in 1951, when she was 57 years old (born illegitimate, "Maria de Jesus" was a given name that was her entire name at birth, "dos Santos" was the surname of her husband but she made little use of it in life). From that relationship, five children were born, three of whom are still living. One of those, a daughter, Madalena, was born on 25 December 1924 and lives with her. She also has 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren. During her lifetime, she visited the hospital only once and was long in very good health, with the exception of her ambulation. Maria worked on the land for her entire life and still lived in her own house instead of a nursing home (like the majority of supercentenarians), where she wakes up every morning at 11AM to do her daily hand exercises. Although she was still responsive as of November 2008, she could no longer recognize her family, and had serious problems with her sight and hearing, although she was still able to smile and wave at visitors. She still walked around with the aid of a walker. She enjoyed looking through her old family albums, sunbathing at her porch, eating Portuguese rice pudding and ice cream, as well as taking baths. Reportedly, she never smoked or drank alcohol. She also avoided eating meat, preferring to eat fish and vegetables.[2]
On 11 June 2008, at age 114 years, 275 days, De Jesus surpassed Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes as the oldest verified Portuguese person of all time.
Death
Maria de Jesus died on 2 January 2009.[3] The cause of death was reported as septic shock. Her death left 114-year-old American Gertrude Baines as the oldest living person.[4]
See also
References
External links
- Report on Maria de Jesus' 115th birthday
- Gerontology Research Group, featuring a report on her
- British documentary about the oldest people
| Portugal's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Maria da Conceicao Silva • Unknown • Maria Alves de Jesus • Unknown • Antonio de Almeida • Unknown • Maria Pereira • Unknown • Custodia Jacinto • Rosa Cadete • Unknown • Mariana Chiromo • Unknown • Elvira de Jesus Caldeira • Jose Ferreira Andrade • Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes • Maria de Jesus • Augusto Moreira de Oliveira • Antonio de Castro • Maria Luiza Nunes da Silva • Carmelina Augusta Delgado • Maria Dolores Ferreira • Laurinda da Conceicao • Maria da Conceicao • Joaquina Martins • Romana Marques • Maria da Encarnacao Sousa • Isabel Gomes Sarmento • Inacia Carmelino • Maria da Conceicao Brito |