A 116-year-old nun defied doctors and revealed her secret to a long life
OR Inah Canabarro Lucas is considered the second oldest person in the world, since she is one month younger than Tomiko Itookawhich currently owns the world record of the oldest living person.
The terrible woman turned 116 years old on June 8 and lives in a monastery of Brazilin Porto Alegre. She has mentioned several times that her routine is her weapon and her secret longevity. He wakes up every day at a certain time, sleeps at a certain time and prays continuously. Thus, as he says, he lived to this age.
Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas is 116 and the 2nd oldest verified person alive on the planet. Her incredible age reminds us of Sister Andre who died nearly 119 a few years ago. Studies show religious people live longer happier and healthier lives. pic.twitter.com/Tpd0J26qto
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Born in 1908, h Inah she was considered so weak and thin as a little girl that many believed she would not was surviving. The doctors they even thought it was unlikely that he would make it to adulthood. However, he defied all expectations and lived to be 116 years old.
Around 1928 he moved to Montevideo her Uruguay and later became a nun at the age of 18. Return to Brazil in 1930, where he taught Portuguese and mathematics.
During her life, Inah it witnessed two world wars and survived the most recent one COVID-19 pandemic. In October 2022, she herself contracted the virus, but recovered within a month.
THE Kleber Vieira Canabarro Lucasthe nun’s nephew, believes that her routine of regular prayer is the secret of her long life.
Inah herself attributes her longevity to her faith: “My secret, my great secret, is prayer. I pray to the rosary every day.”
