Irena Martial

	Guadeloupe's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E)
	Mathilde Octavie Tafna • Marie Cayol • Camille Repir • Ismene Baffard • Philibert Parnasse • Ferdeline Vergelas-Tamarin • Alexandre Osseux • Germaine Jacmel • Anoncia Irma Agathe • Marthe Roch • Irena Martial • Juliana Sambin • Emilienne Becarmin

	Irena Martial
	; Martial at the age of 110.
Birth:	28 June 1909; Pliane, Le Gosier, Guadeloupe
Death:	29 June 2022; Grande Ravine, Le Gosier, Guadeloupe
Age:	113 years, 1 day
Country:	GLP,FRA
	Validated

Irena Martial [French: Iréna Martial] (née Meri [French: Méri]; 28 June 1909 – 29 June 2022) was a French supercentenarian from the overseas department of Guadeloupe whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in the French Overseas territory of Guadeloupe, and the third-oldest known living person in France, behind Lucile Randon and Elise Tavan (Tavan's case was discovered after Martial's death.).

Biography[]

Martial was born in Pliane, Le Gosier, Guadeloupe, France, on 28 June 1909. At the age of 23, she married Eloi Martial after three years together. The couple had 10 children, six of whom are still alive as of July 2019. In December 2015, with other centenarians of the commune of Le Gosier (including her sister Leone Beziat), she was given a Christmas basket.

Her sister Leone Beziat [French: Léone Béziat] (2 May 1911 – 13 August 2021) died at the age of 110 years, 103 days, potentially making them one of the oldest living siblings in the world. It would also mark the first time that two supercentenarian siblings were both supercentenarians and alive at the same time.

Following the death of Marthe Roch on 21 September 2020, Martial became the oldest known living person in Guadeloupe. Following the death of Valentine Ligny on 4 January 2022, Martial became the second-oldest known living person in France.

Martial died in Grande Ravine, Le Gosier, Guadeloupe, France, on 29 June 2022, at the age of 113 years, 1 day. She is currently the second-oldest person ever from Guadeloupe, behind Marthe Roch.

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