| Vitorino Fernandes | |
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| Birth: | 6 April 1913 Recezinhos, Porto District, Portugal |
| Death: | 13 July 2022 Recezinhos, Porto District, Portugal |
| Age: | 109 years, 98 days |
| Country: |  POR
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| Centenarian | |
Vitorino Fernandes (6 April 1913 – 13 July 2022) was a Portuguese centenarian who was the oldest known living man in Portugal at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Vitorino Fernandes was born in Recezinhos, Penafiel, Porto District, Portugal on 6 April 1913. He started working as a tailor at the age of 12. He married and had four children (including Alexandrino Fernandes and Armandina Fernandes).
His wife died at the age of 65. He retired at the age of 80. He lived alone until the age of 103.
He became the oldest known living man in the Continental Portugal, following the death of Alberto Andrade of Aveiro on 8 October 2021, the oldest known living man in Portugal, following the death of Jose Martins of Madeira on 14 May 2022, and the oldest known living Portuguese-born man, following the death of Jose Fernandes Morgado of Brazil on 18 June 2022.
As of April 2022, he has six grandchildren (including Vitalia Fernandes), six great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson.
Fernandes died in Recezinhos, Porto District, Portugal on 13 July 2022 at the age of 109 years, 98 days.
References[]
- Avô de 104 anos homenageado em Penafiel Verdadeiro Olhar, 26 July 2017
- Avô de 105 anos homenageado no Dia dos Avós de Penafiel Verdadeiro Olhar, 26 July 2018
- Avô de Penafiel comemora 107 anos em quarentena e com saúde Verdadeiro Olhar, 6 April 2020
- Avô mais velho de Penafiel celebra 108 anos: "É um orgulho que temos em que ele esteja cá" A Verdade, 6 April 2021
- Vitorino Fernandes, o avô mais velho de Penafiel, celebra 109 anos A Verdade, 6 April 2022
- Avô mais velho de Penafiel morre aos 109 anos mas deixa uma vasta família como legado CMJornal, 14 July 2022
- Obituary
| Portugal's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Augusto Ferreira da Silva • Manuel Antonio • Manuel Eduardo Figueira • Paulo Fernandes de Sa • Manuel de Sousa • Joao Sebastiao Ferreira • Jose Ferreira Andrade • Unknown • Jose Maria Hermano Baptista • Jose Luis Ladeira • Augusto Moreira de Oliveira • Antonio de Castro • Unknown • Manuel dos Santos • Manuel Rodrigues Horta • Albano Andrade • Alberto Andrade • Jose Martins • Vitorino Fernandes • Manuel Ferreira • Joaquim Varela |