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Matilda D'Souza
Matilda D'Souza
Matilda D'Souza on her 111th birthday in 2022
Birth: 25 October 1911
Calangute, Goa, India
Death: 17 September 2023
Calangute, Goa, India
Age: 111 years, 327 days
Country: IndiaIND
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Maria Quiteria Matilda "Matty" D'Souza (25 October 1911 – 17 September 2023) was an Indian supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in India.

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Matilda D'Souza was born on 25 October 1911 in Calangute, Goa, India (then a Portuguese colony). In 1973, she became the first president of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVP) in Calangute.

On her 110th birthday in 2021, D'Souza was visited by members of Village Panchayat Calangute, including Shawn Martins.

She became the oldest known living person in Goa and India following the death of 112-year-old Lourdina Conceicao Lobo on 3 November 2021.

Matilda D'Souza died in Calangute, Goa, India on 17 September 2023 at the age of 111 years, 327 days.

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