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 |
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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.
Biography[]
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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References[]
- 2021 validations Gerontology Research Group
- St Vincent de Paul feast Herald Goa, 7 October 2010 (page 4)
- Growing young at heart The Goan EveryDay, 26 October 2019
- Village Panchayat Calangute wished Mrs. Matilda D'Souza a very Happy 110th Birthday Shawn Martins on Facebook, 25 October 2021
- Sarpanch @ShawnMartins and others of Village Panchayat Calangute wished Mrs. Matilda D'Souza on her 110th Birthday SagarVarta on Twitter, 25 October 2021
- MARIA QUITERIA MATILDA D'SOUZA 110 YEARS & STILL STRONG YouTube (RDXGOA GOA NEWS), 7 November 2021
- Calangute PI visits residence of Matilda D’Souza on her 111th B’day Goemkarponn, 26 October 2022
- Goa’s oldest woman no more at 111 The Goan, 17 September 2023