Catholic nun turns 118

WelCom March 2022 Sister Andre Randon, a French nun, celebrated her 118th birthday on February 11, 2022 making her the second-oldest living person in the world and the oldest living…

WelCom March 2022

Sister Andre Randon, a French nun, celebrated her 118th birthday on February 11, 2022 making her the second-oldest living person in the world and the oldest living person in Europe, according to the Gerontology Research Group. Born Lucile Randon, she converted to Catholicism at 19 years of age. She served young children and the elderly at a French hospital until she became a nun at the age of 40. She joined the Daughters of Charity, founded by St Vincent de Paul, in 1944. She tested positive for Covid-19 in 2021. She was isolated from the other residents but displayed no symptoms.