Francisca Pena Garcia | |
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Birth: | 5 May 1912 Penjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico |
Death: | 24 November 2022 Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico |
Age: | 110 years, 203 days |
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Francisca Pena Garcia [Spanish: Peña García], known as Sister Maria de Jesus [Spanish: María de Jesús] (5 May 1912 – 24 November 2022), was a Mexican supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) in 2023.
Biography[]
Francisca Pena Garcia was born in Penjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico on 5 May 1912. She became a nun at the age of 26, on 24 December 1938.
In May 2022, she celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.
She died in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico on 24 November 2022 at the age of 110 years, 203 days.
Recognition[]
At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living nun in Mexico, as well as the sixth-oldest known (documented) living person in the country.
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References[]
- Fallece la religiosa más longeva de México, Sor María de Jesús Peña El Sol de Orizaba, 25 November 2022