| Sister Mary Aidan Donaldson | |
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| Birth: | 20 August 1908 Newry, Ireland, UK (now Northern Ireland) |
| Death: | 25 October 2019 Mobile, Alabama, USA |
| Age: | 111 years, 66 days |
| Country: |  UK  USA
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| Unvalidated | |
Sister Mary Aidan Donaldson (born Sarah Donaldson; 20 August 1908 – 25 October 2019) was a UK-born American supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group.
Biography
Sister Mary Aidan Donaldson was born in Newry, County Down, Ireland (now Northern Ireland) on 20 August 1908. She was raised by her father after her mother died young. In February 1927, she emigrated to the United States, where she settled in Mobile, Alabama. That September, she began her education ministry, which lasted for 50 years. She then transitioned into pastoral ministry, caring for those who were sick and shut-in.
Donaldson moved to a retirement home in 1988. At the age of 89, after retiring from active ministry, Donaldson took up watercolour painting under the tutelage of a former eighth grade student. On her 95th birthday, she had an exhibit of her floral work, entitled “Praising God’s Beauty”, selling 20 of them.
Sister Mary Aidan Donaldson died in Mobile, Alabama, USA, on 25 October 2019, at the age of 111 years, 66 days.
References
- A life in service: At age 102, Sister Mary Aidan remembers her childhood in Ireland, her teaching days at St. Ignatius and one famous student in particular
- Oldest Living Sister of Mercy Celebrates Her 109th Birthday
- Catherine’s “Oldest” Living Daughter Celebrates Her 90th Anniversary in Mercy
- Sr. Mary Aidan Donaldson, R.S.M. Obituary Ascension Funeral Home