Sister Ina Canabaro Lucas died at 116

The oldest man in the world, the sister of the Brazilian nun Inna Canabaro Lucas, died at the age of 116.

Born on June 8, 1908, in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande to Sul, Inaban Kanabaro Lucas became a Catholic nun in her early 20s.

Her family told her that she always celebrated her birthday with a cake in the form of her beloved sports club Internacional, Porto Auggre’s football team.

Sister Ina, who was blessed by Pope Francis in 2018, put his longevity to his faith, saying that “he (God) is the secret of life.” The title of the oldest living person will already move on to 115-year-old Ethel Katerham from Suri in England.

Sister Ina’s nephew said the 116-year-old had no disease, but her body “gradually stopped” working. She died in the city of Porto Alegre in a home belonging to the Teresian sisters, the religious community in which she was part.

A passionate football fan, she had celebrated her 116th birthday, wearing a scarf from her favorite team.

She also had several international shirts and even had a collection of pillows decorated with the team logo, according to media reports.

SPORT CLUB INTERNACIONAL publishes a condolence message on xSaying that she learned “with great sadness from her passing” and celebrates her life, which said she was based on kindness, faith and love of the football club.

Sister Rita Fernandez Barbosa, a coordinator at the religious home where sister Ina lived, told RBS TV that the 116-year-old was enjoying good health for most of her life.

Sister Rita said the nun had no surgery until she underwent a cataract surgery at the age of 106.

Her family told her that she could not hear or see very well for the rest of her life, but that she was glad to stick to the routine.

“She liked to get up, eat and pray and sleep at the same time every day,” relatives told Brazilian television.

Colleague Theresian nun said Sister Ina “never complained.”

“She is very grateful and well-intentioned,” Sister Terezinha Aragon told Brazilian television in January, when Sister Ina became the oldest man in the world after the death of previous title holder, Japanese wife Tomico Iotuka at the age of 116.

Born on June 8, 1908, Sister Ina has a religious vocation since the beginning of her life, joining a religious boarding school at the age of 16.

She lives in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, for some time before she took over her vows, but returned to Brazil in 1930, where she taught Portuguese and mathematics at a school in Rio.

Sister Rita put the longevity of the 116-year-old youth to discipline.

“Discipline in her work and in her life, she has always worked a lot and has always been very sociable and welcoming.”