| Benvinda Marques Matias | |
 Marques Matias at the age of 109 | |
| Birth: | 15 February 1906 Monte Frio, Coimbra District, Portugal |
| Death: | 23 September 2017 Alfeizerao, Leiria District, Portugal |
| Age: | 111 years, 220 days |
| Country: |  POR
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| Unvalidated | |
Benvinda Marques Matias (15 February 1906 – 23 September 2017) was a Portuguese supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography
Benvinda Marques Matias was born in the village of Monte Frio, Coimbra, Portugal on 15 February 1906 to Alvaro Marques and Maria dos Santos. She had 10 brothers. Both of her parents died in 1954. She worked in the fields until October 1930, when she married Luis Goncalves Matias in Folques. They moved to Lisbon in search for a better life.
Benvinda worked in the market. She become a widow aged 35 years, having only one son. She spent 8 years in Maputo (then Lourenco Marques), Mozambique, with her son. In 2005, she come to Alfeizerao and lived in nursing home with her son, who died around 2011.
Marques Matias died in Alfeizerao, Leiria District, Portugal on 23 September 2017 at the age of 111 years, 220 days. She was the second-oldest person in Portugal at the time of her death, after Maria da Conceicao, who died 16 days later.
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References
- D. BENVINDA MARQUES FESTEJOU 108 ANOS Al Deias de Memoria
- Benvinda Matias fez 110 anos Comercio e Noticias
- Benvinda Matias continua a cantar aos 111 anos CM Jornal
- Morreu portuguesa de 111 anos em Alcobaça
- Baptism Record (Nº23)
- Que memórias se guardam quando se tem mais de 100 anos? - PÚBLICO (publico.pt)