| Maria Novara | |
 Novara on her 110th birthday in 2023 | |
| Birth: | 4 May 1913 Paceco, Trapani, Sicily, Italy |
| Death: | 24 April 2025 Paceco, Trapani, Sicily, Italy |
| Age: | 111 years, 355 days |
| Country: |  ITA
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| Validated | |
Maria Novara-Ingardia (4 May 1913 – 24 April 2025) was an Italian supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) in September 2023.
Biography[]
Novara was born in Paceco, a town in Sicily's Trapani province, on 4 May 1913. She married a man named Ingardia, with whom she had a son, Biagio, and a daughter, Giuseppa. She worked in the countryside for several decades, and was widowed in the late 1990s.
As a centenarian, Novara lived a peaceful life and still lived independently at the age of 106. At the age of 104, she was reported to be the oldest known living resident in Paceco.
Novara's son died on 30 September 2022. At the time of her 110th birthday in 2023, she had one living child, along with two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Novara died on 24 April 2025 in Paceco, Trapani, Sicily, Italy, at the age of 111 years, 355 days.
Recognition[]
On her 109th and 110th birthdays in 2022 and 2023, Novara was congratulated by Giuseppe Scarcella, the mayor of Paceco. She was the second-oldest known living person in Sicily, behind Francesca Fioriglio.
Gallery[]
References[]
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- Persone viventi più longeve in Italia Supercentenari d'Italia
- Taglia il traguardo di 104 anni nonna Maria Trapani Oggi, 4 May 2017
- Paceco, i 106 anni della signora Maria Tp24, 4 May 2019
- Paceco, i 107 anni di nonna Maria Novara Tp24, 4 May 2020
- Paceco: Maria Novara festeggia la veneranda età di 108 anni Itaca Notizie, 5 May 2021
- Festeggiati i 109 anni della signora Maria Novara a Paceco Giornale di Sicilia, 4 May 2022
- Nonna da record a Paceco: Maria Novara compie 110 anni Tp24, 4 May 2023
- Death mention Facebook Post, 25 April 2025