Deolinda da Nazare | |
Deolinda da Nazare on her 109th birthday in 2022 | |
Birth: | 20 February 1913 Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal |
Death: | 12 October 2023 Espinho, Aveiro District, Portugal |
Age: | 110 years, 234 days |
Country: | POR |
Validated |
Deolinda Nazare d'Almeida [Portuguese: Nazaré] (20 February 1913 – 12 October 2023) was a Portuguese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Deolinda Nazare d'Almeida was born in Santa Isabel, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal on 20 February 1913.
She married Manuel Morais, in Minho. Later, they moved to Lisbon, where she worked as a dressmaker.
In 1945, Deolinda, her husband and their daughter moved to Espinho. Deolinda's son was born in Espinho. There, she taught sewing classes and was also a seamstress.
She became a widow in 1973. She enjoyed watching the football games every Sunday and bought and read the newspaper every day.
She moved to the nursing home "Santa Casa da Misericordia de Espinho", in Espinho, Aveiro District, Portugal, in 2005, where she currently lives.
She was the oldest known living person from Aveiro District, following the death of 109-year-old Alberto Andrade on 8 October 2021.
Deolinda Nazare d'Almeida died in Espinho, Aveiro District, Portugal on 12 October 2023 at the age of 110 years, 234 days. At the time of her death, she was the second-oldest known living person from Portugal, behind Maria da Conceicao Brito.
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References[]
- 2023 validations Gerontology Research Group
- 101st birthday mention Defesa de Espinho, 27 February 2014 (PDF)
- Parabéns D. Deolinda pelos seus lindos 108 anos Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Espinho on Facebook, 20 February 2021
- Muitos parabéns à querida D. Deolinda da Nazaré pelos seus fantásticos 109 anos Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Espinho on Facebook, 20 February 2022
- 110th birthday mention Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Espinho on Facebook, 20 February 2023
- 110th birthday mention Defesa de Espinho, 9 March 2023 (PDF)
- Death mention Agência Funerária Nova Esperança - Luís Alves on Facebook, 12 October 2023