Her death was confirmed by her religious order and longevity researchers.

She passed away in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where the Congregation of Teresian Sisters expressed gratitude “for the dedication and devotion” she had shown throughout her life of service.

Lucas, who was born on June 8, 1908, became the world’s oldest living person in January following the death of 116-year-old Japanese woman, Tomiko Itooka.

She became a nun in 1934, at the age of 26, during the years between the two World Wars.

Her remarkable life drew attention from longevity experts and religious communities alike.

In 2018, on her 110th birthday, she received a papal blessing from Pope Francis, who himself passed away last Monday at age 88.

LongeviQuest noted that she ranks as the 15th-oldest documented person in human history and the second-oldest nun ever recorded, after Lucile Randon of France, who lived to 118 and died in 2023.

With her passing, the title of world’s oldest living person now goes to Ethel Caterham, a 115-year-old resident of Surrey, England, according to the US-based GRG and the LongeviQuest database.