| Maria Anunciada Santana | |
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| Birth: | 31 October 1905 Bom Jardim, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Death: | 17 June 2014 Bom Jardim, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Age: | 108 years, 229 days |
| Country: |  BRA
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| Centenarian | |
Maria Anunciada Santana (31 October 1905 – 17 June 2014) was a Brazilian centenarian who alongside with her sister, Maria do Carmo Santana (31 October 1905 – 13 February 2016), were the oldest twins ever known.
Biography[]
Maria do Carmo and Maria Anunciada were born in Bom Jardim, Pernambuco, Brazil, on 31 October 1905 (claimed 1 November). The two sisters got married on the same day, at the age of 20 (18 according to 105th birthday report in 2010).
She lived in El Salvador with her daughter for some time.
At the time of her 105th birthday in 2010, the two sisters had 62 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren, and 11 great-great-grandchildren. The proof for their age was found by a journalists that reported their 105th birthday in 2010. With help from Maria do Carmo's granddaughter, Zelia de Santana, they found a record in a church book of the parish of Santana in Bom Jardim. It is the baptismal record of the two sisters, stating: On 3 November 1905, in this matrix, I solemnly baptized Maria, four days old..., while just below is the record for her twin sister with the same name.
Maria Anunciada Santana died in Bom Jardim, Pernambuco, Brazil on 17 June 2014 at the age of 108 years, 229 days (claimed 108 years, 228 days). Her twin sister, Maria do Carmo Santana died in Bom Jardim, Pernambuco, Brazil, on 13 February 2016, at the age of 110 years, 105 days (claimed 110 years, 104 days).
References[]
- Las personas más longevas Supercentenarios.net
- Gêmeas mais velhas do mundo são brasileiras e querem entrar para o Livro dos Recordes G1, 12 November 2010
- As gemeas mais velha do mundo mora em limoeiro pe YouTube, 24 November 2010
- Morre Maria Anunciada aos 108 anos, uma das Gêmeas mais velhas do mundo Bom Jardim Noticias, 17 June 2014
- Morre aos 111 anos Maria do Carmo Santana, a gêmea mais velha do mundo… Bom Jardim Noticias, 14 February 2016