| Lucia Castiglione | |
 Castiglione (seated) celebrating her 108th birthday in 2021, after recovering from COVID-19 | |
| Birth: | 23 January 1913 Bronte, Sicily, Italy |
| Death: | 22 June 2021 Bronte, Sicily, Italy |
| Age: | 108 years, 150 days |
| Country: |  ITA
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| Centenarian | |
Lucia Castiglione (23 January 1913 – 22 June 2021) was an Italian centenarian who was one of the oldest known survivors of COVID-19, having recovered from the disease at the age of 107.
Biography[]
Castiglione was born in Bronte, Sicily, Italy on 23 January 1913, one of six children born to Gaetano and Anna Castiglione. At the age of 24, she married Nunzio Luca, but the couple did not have any children. Nunzio died in 1990 after about 63 years of marriage. After the sudden death of her elder sister Maria, Castiglione took care of her daughter.
When she was about 100 years old, Castiglione moved into a care home in Bronte, Sicily, Italy. In 2020, at the age of 107, she contracted COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic. However, she had recovered by the time of her 108th birthday in January 2021, making her one of the oldest known survivors of the disease.
References[]
- Persone viventi più longeve in Italia Supercentenari d'Italia
- Bronte festeggia i 107 anni di nonna Lucia Castiglione Etna Life, 25 January 2020
- Dopo aver sconfitto il coronavirus compie 108 anni: Bronte in festa per zia Lucia Giornale di Sicilia, 24 January 2021
- Lutto nel Catanese, muore Lucia Castiglione: una tra le donne più longeve d’Italia NewSicilia, 23 June 2021