- List of Italian supercentenarians
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This is a list of Italian supercentenarians (people from Italy who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been 100 verified supercentenarians from Italy.[1]
As of 10 November 2011, there are 10 Italian verified living supercentenarians, 2 pending, and 3 more whose lifespan remains unverified.[1] The oldest is Stella Nardari-Vecchiato, age 112 years, 322 days.[1] Dina Manfredini, age 114 years, 220 days, is the oldest living person to have been born in Italy.[1] She now resides in the United States.[1]
The oldest Italian ever was Venere Pizzinato, who died in August 2011, at the age of 114 years, 252 days.[2]
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Living Italian supercentenarians
Below is a list of the oldest living people from Italy. Those listed as 'verified' have been validated by the Gerontology Research Group, an international body that specifically deals in longevity research. If a lifespan were listed as 'pending' it would mean it is backed by at least one document supporting the reported age but not the three necessary for validation by GRG. Currently, no such items appear on the list below. Those listed as 'unverified' are backed by no documents reviewed by GRG to support the reported age.
Verified Unverified
Rank Name Sex Reported birth date Reported age as of 10 November 2011 Region of birth Region of residence 1 Stella Nardari-Vecchiato[1] F 23 December 1898 112 years, 322 days Veneto Veneto 2 Maria Redaelli[1] F 3 April 1899 112 years, 221 days Lombardy Lombardy 3 Emma Morano[1] F 29 November 1899 111 years, 346 days Piedmont Piedmont 4 Maria Gravigi[1] F 3 March 1900 111 years, 252 days Friuli-Venezia Giulia Friuli-Venezia Giulia 5 Anita Tiburni[1] F 3 May 1900 111 years, 191 days Tuscany Tuscany 6 Angela Rogges[1] F 19 November 1900 110 years, 356 days Apulia Apulia 7 Maria Cristina Cappelli[1] F 8 December 1900 110 years, 337 days Abruzzo Abruzzo 8 Vitalia Scodina[1] F 14 February 1901 110 years, 269 days Sardinia Lazio 9 Giovanni Ligato[1] M 18 February 1901 110 years, 265 days Calabria Liguria 10 Concetta La Rocca F 4 June 1901 110 years, 159 days Sicily Sicily Rosa Frau F 12 August 1901 110 years, 90 days Sardinia Sardinia Ernesta Pizzocri F 20 August 1901 110 years, 82 days Lombardy Lombardy Giuseppe Mirabella M 6 September 1901 110 years, 65 days Sicily Sicily Rosa Bandini F 11 September 1901 110 years, 60 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna Maria Giovanna Giudice F 28 September 1901 110 years, 43 days Piedmont Piedmont Italian emigrant supercentenarians
Rank Name Sex Reported birth date Reported age as of 10 November 2011 Region of birth Country of residence 1 Dina Manfredini[1] F 4 April 1897 114 years, 220 days Emilia-Romagna United States Marietta Capizzi F 29 January 1901 110 years, 285 days Sicily United States Italian supercentenarians
Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified) Pending
Rank Name Sex Reported birth date Reported death date Reported age Region or country of birth Region of death 1 Venere Pizzinato[2] F 23 November 1896 2 August 2011 114 years, 252 days Trentino-Alto Adige[a] Veneto 2 Virginia Dighero[2] F 24 December 1891 28 December 2005 114 years, 4 days Liguria Liguria 3 Maria Teresa Fumarola[2] F 2 December 1889 14 May 2003 113 years, 163 days Apulia Apulia 4 Lucia Lauria[3] F 4 March 1896 28 June 2009 113 years, 116 days Basilicata Basilicata 5 Ida Frabboni[3] F 4 October 1896 2 November 2009 113 years, 29 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna 6 Giulia Sani[2] F 15 September 1893 4 September 2006 112 years, 354 days Tuscany Tuscany 7 Antonio Todde[2] M 22 January 1889 3 January 2002 112 years, 346 days Sardinia Sardinia 8 Stella Nardari[1] F 23 December 1898 Living 112 years, 322 days Veneto Living in Veneto 9 Maria Muraro[2] F 29 March 1892 2 January 2005 112 years, 279 days Veneto Veneto 10 Maria Redaelli[1] F 3 April 1899 Living 112 years, 221 days Lombardy Living in Lombardy 11 Lina Grotta[3] F 22 November 1896 27 May 2009 112 years, 186 days Tuscany Tuscany 12 Giovanni Frau[2] M 29 December 1890 19 June 2003 112 years, 172 days Sardinia Sardinia 13 Serafina Naccarato[2] F 10 October 1893 29 March 2006 112 years, 170 days Calabria Marche 14 Lorenza Dotta[2] F 7 August 1894 11 January 2007 112 years, 157 days Piedmont Piedmont 15 Santa Gennari[1] F 23 February 1899 18 June 2011 112 years, 115 days Marche Marche 16 Chelidonia Merosi[2] F 11 October 1883 10 December 1995 112 years, 60 days Lazio Lazio 17 Angela Case[1] F 21 July 1899 17 August 2011 112 years, 27 days Veneto Veneto 18 Emma Morano[1] F 29 November 1899 Living 111 years, 346 days Piedmont Living in Piedmont 19 Maria Negri[2] F 12 March 1895 13 January 2007 111 years, 307 days Veneto Veneto 20 Maria Elisabetta Moro[4] F 11 February 1897 2 November 2008 111 years, 265 days Veneto Lazio 21 Lilla De Geronimi[2] F 2 December 1892 14 August 2004 111 years, 256 days Liguria Liguria 22 Maria Ciuffreda[1] F 21 June 1899 28 February 2011 111 years, 252 days Apulia Apulia 23 Maria Gravigi[1] F 3 March 1900 Living 111 years, 252 days Friuli-Venezia Giulia Living in Friuli-Venezia Giulia 24 Carolina Peretti[3] F 21 October 1897 15 June 2009 111 years, 237 days Aosta Valley Piedmont 25 Gesuina Donati[2] F 9 June 1893 1 January 2005 111 years, 206 days Lazio Lazio 26 Anita Tiburni[1] F 3 May 1900 Living 111 years, 191 days Tuscany Living in Tuscany 27 Maria Gentilini[2] F 12 May 1894 4 November 2005 111 years, 176 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna 28 Elvira Raimondi[2] F 13 February 1890 25 May 2001 111 years, 101 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna 29 Linda Zappettini[2] F 26 February 1892 20 May 2003 111 years, 83 days Liguria Liguria Carmela Mileo[1] F 27 November 1899 18 February 2011 111 years, 83 days Calabria Calabria 31 Theresia Staffler[5] F 15 November 1898 11 January 2010 111 years, 57 days Trentino-Alto Adige[b] Trentino-Alto Adige 32 Domenica Di Tomasso[1] F 11 February 1900 4 April 2011 111 years, 55 days Abruzzo Abruzzo 33 Antonio Baldo[2] M 6 July 1887 28 August 1998 111 years, 53 days Veneto Veneto Teresa Ruberto[6] F 3 November 1896 26 December 2007 111 years, 53 days Campania Campania 35 Salvina Martinelli[2] F 2 August 1892 18 September 2003 111 years, 47 days Veneto Veneto Grazia Spadafino[2] F 13 October 1893 29 November 2004 111 years, 47 days Apulia Apulia 37 Orsola Perego[2] F 10 January 1892 23 February 2003 111 years, 44 days Lombardy Lombardy 38 Domenico Minervino[2] M 10 May 1880 22 May 1991 111 years, 12 days Calabria Calabria 39 Maddalena Figone[2] F 1 March 1881 6 March 1992 111 years, 5 days Liguria Liguria 40 Valentino Stella[2] M 2 January 1886 1 January 1997 110 years, 365 days Veneto Veneto 41 Ida Severini[2] F 12 February 1893 6 February 2004 110 years, 359 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna 42 Rosalinda Del Duca[2] F 14 May 1875 3 May 1986 110 years, 354 days Abruzzo Abruzzo 43 Angela Rogges[1] F 19 November 1900 Living 110 years, 356 days Apulia Living in Apulia 44 Lida Bertonati[7] F 30 April 1867 17 April 1978 110 years, 352 days Liguria Tuscany 45 Giuseppina Deidda[1] F 25 January 1900 2 January 2011 110 years, 342 days Sardinia Sardinia 46 Maria Cristina Cappelli[1] F 8 December 1900 Living 110 years, 337 days Abruzzo Living in Abruzzo 47 Eleonora Casagrande[2] F 9 July 1886 6 June 1997 110 years, 332 days Liguria Liguria 48 Emilia Revello[3] F 1 June 1898 24 April 2009 110 years, 327 days Liguria Liguria 49 Rosa Gai[2] F 19 June 1895 11 May 2006 110 years, 326 days Piedmont Lombardy Teresa Brachetta[8] F 11 August 1899 24 June 2010 110 years, 317 days Marche Marche 50 Pasqualina Colli[2] F 17 May 1894 29 March 2005 110 years, 316 days Lombardy Lombardy 51 Francesca Lo Presti[7] F 30 April 1890 5 February 2001 110 years, 281 days Sicily Lazio 52 Addolorata De Vitis[2] F 1 April 1887 6 January 1998 110 years, 280 days Apulia Apulia 53 Maria Campagna[4] F 1 August 1897 2 May 2008 110 years, 275 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna 54 Vitalia Scodina[1] F 14 February 1901 Living 110 years, 269 days Sardinia Living in Lazio 55 Giovanni Ligato[1] M 18 February 1901 Living 110 years, 265 days Calabria Living in Liguria 56 Maria Artimini[1] F 16 September 1900 3 June 2011 110 years, 260 days Tuscany Tuscany 57 Maria Gandolfi[2] F 1 July 1896 15 March 2007 110 years, 257 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna 58 Placida Antonina Flores[1] F 21 October 1900 3 July 2011 110 years, 255 days Sicily Sicily 59 Virginia Broglia[2] F 11 October 1887 16 June 1998 110 years, 248 days Lazio Lazio 60 Eufemia Domenici[3] F 12 August 1898 16 March 2009 110 years, 216 days Liguria Liguria 61 Teresa Cesarini[9] F 19 June 1894 16 January 2005 110 years, 211 days Sardinia Lazio Fenimola Farinelli[2] F 1 October 1894 30 April 2005 110 years, 211 days Umbria Liguria 63 Cesarina Thiebat[2] F 16 August 1896 12 March 2007 110 years, 210 days Aosta Valley Piedmont 64 Domenica Buccini[10] F 10 July 1895 15 January 2006 110 years, 189 days Lazio Abruzzo 65 Maria Grazia Broccolo[2] F 6 July 1891 4 January 2002 110 years, 182 days Lazio Lazio 66 Antonietta Rocca[5] F 7 October 1899 29 March 2010 110 years, 173 days Lombardy Lombardy 67 Anna Monti[4] F 19 October 1897 6 April 2008 110 years, 170 days Lombardy Lombardy 68 Grazia Carbonaro[3] F 5 April 1899 20 September 2009 110 years, 168 days Sicily Sicily Maria Radicati di Primeglio[1] F 28 July 1900 12 January 2011 110 years, 168 days Lombardy Lombardy 70 Maria Sirianni[2] F 1 August 1882 7 January 1993 110 years, 159 days Calabria Calabria 71 Concetta La Rocca[1] F 4 June 1901 Living 110 years, 159 days Sicily Living in Sicily 72 Pia Paioncini[2] F 14 June 1881 12 November 1991 110 years, 151 days Marche Marche 73 Antonia Pampaluna[4] F 15 February 1898 4 July 2008 110 years, 140 days Lombardy Emilia-Romagna 74 Eleonora Luisa Pruneti[2] F 7 October 1880 20 February 1991 110 years, 136 days Tuscany Tuscany 75 Pasquale Frasconi[2] M 12 November 1893 16 March 2004 110 years, 125 days Sardinia Sardinia 76 Alfredo Raneri[2] M 8 December 1891 1 April 2002 110 years, 114 days Sicily Liguria 77 Carlotta Ollino[2] F 10 August 1887 1 December 1997 110 years, 113 days Liguria Emilia-Romagna 78 Liduina Dalrì[2] F 15 September 1892 25 December 2002 110 years, 101 days Trentino-Alto Adige[c] Trentino-Alto Adige 79 Carolina Capello[2] F 12 June 1895 16 September 2005 110 years, 96 days Piedmont Piedmont 80 Maria Bazzana[2] F 20 February 1889 21 May 1999 110 years, 90 days Lombardy Lombardy Rosa Frau[8] F 12 August 1901 Living 110 years, 90 days Sardinia Living in Sardinia 81 Lucia Ceravolo[2] F 17 October 1880 10 January 1991 110 years, 85 days Campania Campania 82 Adele D'Amico [6] F 10 June 1897 2 September 2007 110 years, 84 days Sicily Lazio 83 Enrichetta Piazza[2] F 24 July 1893 13 October 2003 110 years, 81 days Lombardy Lombardy Lucia Rangone[4] F 15 January 1898 5 April 2008 110 years, 81 days Piedmont Piedmont Ernesta Pizzocri[8] F 20 August 1901 Living 110 years, 82 days Lombardy Living in Lombardy 85 Giovanna Lizzio[2] F 19 November 1888 4 February 1999 110 years, 77 days Sicily Sicily Giuseppina Danesin[8] F 24 June 1901 30 August 2011 110 years, 67 days Veneto Veneto 86 Delfino Borroni[4] M 23 August 1898 26 October 2008 110 years, 64 days Lombardy Lombardy 87 Ersilia De Costanzo[2] F 8 August 1885 4 October 1995 110 years, 57 days Campania Liguria 88 Concetta Ramundo[2] F 8 December 1889 31 January 2000 110 years, 54 days Apulia Apulia 89 Anna Maria Zanchi[2] F 19 November 1891 9 January 2002 110 years, 51 days Lombardy Lombardy 90 Angela Sottili[4] F 21 February 1898 11 April 2008 110 years, 50 days Lombardy Lombardy 91 Ida Baroncini[2] F 28 May 1888 16 July 1998 110 years, 49 days Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna Leonora Quartararo[6] F 27 September 1897 15 November 2007 110 years, 49 days Sicily Sicily 93 Catterina Ghigliazza[2] F 28 November 1891 6 January 2002 110 years, 39 days Liguria Liguria Tullia Pesce[2] F 23 February 1895 3 April 2005 110 years, 39 days Veneto Veneto 95 Johanna Meyer[2] F 6 December 1896 12 January 2007 110 years, 37 days France Piedmont 96 Giuseppa Spolitu[2] F 12 September 1883 16 October 1993 110 years, 34 days Sardinia Sardinia 97 Carlo Orelli[2] M 23 December 1894 22 January 2005 110 years, 30 days Umbria Lazio Maria Lucia Ugual[4] F 3 April 1898 3 May 2008 110 years, 30 days Lazio Piedmont Elda Cattoni[8] F 20 July 1901 9 August 2011 110 years, 20 days Trentino-Alto Adige[d] Trentino-Alto Adige 99 Maria Imperiali[2] F 19 March 1863 5 April 1973 110 years, 17 days Lazio Lazio 100 Natalina Simoncini[2] F 25 December 1889 7 January 2000 110 years, 13 days Tuscany Tuscany Maria Luigia Scardinale[8] F 20 January 1896 30 January 2006 110 years, 10 days Apulia Lazio 101 Maria Berthod[5] F 2 October 1900 9 October 2010 110 years, 7 days Aosta Valley Aosta Valley a^ Pizzinato was born in Ala, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Italy.
b^ Staffler was born in Ulten, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Italy.
c^ Dalrì was born in South Tyrol, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Italy.
d^ Cattoni was born in Riva del Garda, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Italy.Italian emigrant supercentenarians
Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Region of birth Country of death 1 Dina Manfredini[1] F 4 April 1897 Living 114 years, 220 days Emilia-Romagna Living in the United States 2 Amalia Barone[2] F 6 October 1884 26 June 1998 113 years, 263 days Campania United States 3 Luisa Delfino[2] F 10 December 1886 29 June 1999 112 years, 201 days Molise United States 4 Rosaria Leonardi[6] F 5 February 1895 6 May 2007 112 years, 90 days Sicily United States 5 Maria Mallozzi[2] F 25 September 1887 26 October 1999 112 years, 31 days Lazio Canada 6 Anna Di Felice[2] F 10 March 1892 30 September 2003 111 years, 204 days Abruzzo United States 7 Natalina Erminia Cresci[2] F 25 December 1890 13 March 2002 111 years, 78 days Liguria United States 8 Lucia Prata[2] F 20 October 1883 15 October 1994 110 years, 360 days Abruzzo United States 9 Antonio Pierro[2] M 22 February 1896 8 February 2007 110 years, 351 days Basilicata United States 10 Nunzia Maria Curreri[2] F 19 February 1887 23 January 1998 110 years, 338 days Sicily United States 11 Rosa Colicchia[2] F 30 January 1886 29 November 1996 110 years, 304 days Sicily United states 12 Carmina Acierno[4] F 14 February 1898 2 November 2008 110 years, 262 days Abruzzo United States 13 Pasqualina Franco[3] F 2 December 1898 16 August 2009 110 years, 257 days Calabria Canada 14 Lucia Damiano[1] F 4 August 1900 16 March 2011 110 years, 224 days Piedmont France 15 Giulia Gemignani[2] F 25 March 1895 21 October 2005 110 years, 210 days Tuscany United States 16 Marie Piacentino[2] F 25 November 1888 21 June 1999 110 years, 208 days Piedmont Australia 17 Vincenzo Izzillo[2] M 29 July 1883 23 January 1994 110 years, 178 days Campania United States 18 Rosina Carli[1] F 23 April 1901 8 October 2011 110 years, 168 days Emilia-Romagna France 19 Mary Schiazza[6] F 19 March 1897 29 August 2007 110 years, 163 days Abruzzo United States 20 Salvatore Fiore[2] M 10 September 1888 11 February 1999 110 years, 154 days Campania United States 21 Lazzaro Ponticelli[4] M 7 December 1897 12 March 2008 110 years, 96 days Emilia-Romagna France 22 Anna Gattuso[2] F 24 July 1888 25 October 1998 110 years, 93 days Calabria United States 23 Giulia Mondini[2] F 17 August 1892 5 November 2002 110 years, 80 days Emilia-Romagna United States 24 Donata Breggia[2] F 29 December 1891 28 January 2002 110 years, 30 days Abruzzo United States Oldest Italian person by region
This is a list of the oldest people by birth from each region - according to today's borders
Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified)
Region Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Abruzzo Anna Tecco F 10 March 1892 30 September 2003 111 years, 204 days Aosta Valley Carolina Peretti F 21 October 1897 15 June 2009 111 years, 237 days Apulia Teresa Fumarola F 2 December 1889 14 May 2003 113 years, 163 days Basilicata Lucia Lauria F 4 March 1896 28 June 2009 113 years, 116 days Calabria Serafina Naccarato F 10 October 1883 29 March 2006 112 years, 170 days Campania Amalia Ruggieri F 6 October 1884 26 June 1998 113 years, 263 days Emilia-Romagna Dina Manfredini[1] F 4 April 1897 Living 114 years, 220 days Friuli-Venezia Giulia Maria Gravigi[1] F 3 March 1900 Living 111 years, 252 days Lazio Chelidonia Merosi F 11 October 1883 10 December 1995 112 years, 60 days Liguria Virginia Dighero F 24 December 1891 28 December 2005 114 years, 4 days Lombardy Maria Redaelli[1] F 3 April 1899 Living 112 years, 221 days Marche Santa Gennari F 23 February 1899 18 June 2011 112 years, 115 days Molise Luisa Chiacchiari F 10 December 1886 29 June 1999 112 years, 201 days Piedmont Lorenza Dotta F 7 August 1894 11 January 2007 112 years, 157 days Sardinia Antonio Todde M 22 January 1889 3 January 2002 112 years, 346 days Sicily Rosaria Caleca F 5 February 1895 6 May 2007 112 years, 90 days Trentino-Alto Adige Venere Pizzinato F 23 November 1896 2 August 2011 114 years, 252 days Tuscany Giulia Sani F 15 September 1893 4 September 2006 112 years, 354 days Umbria Fenimola Farinelli F 1 October 1894 30 April 2005 110 years, 211 days Veneto Stella Nardari[1] F 23 December 1898 Living 112 years, 322 days Chronological list of the oldest living person in Italy since 1991
Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified)
From To Name Sex Age(s) when oldest Lifespan Region of death ? 22 May 1991 Domenico Minervino M ? – 111 10 May 1880 – 22 May 1991
111 years, 12 daysCalabria 22 May 1991 6 March 1992
(289 days)Maddalena Figone F 110 – 111 1 March 1881 – 6 March 1992
111 years, 5 daysLiguria 6 March 1992 7 January 1993
(307 days)Maria Sirianni F 109 – 110 1 August 1882 – 7 January 1993
110 years, 159 daysCalabria 28 March 1993 16 October 1993
(202 days)Giuseppa Spolitu F 109 – 110 12 September 1883 – 16 October 1993
110 years, 34 daysSardinia 11 October 1993 10 December 1995
(2 years, 60 days)Chelidonia Merosi F 110 – 112 11 October 1883 – 10 December 1995
112 years, 60 daysLazio 10 December 1995 1 January 1997
(1 year, 22 days)Valentino Stella M 109 – 110 2 January 1886 – 1 January 1997
110 years, 365 daysVeneto 1 January 1997 6 June 1997
(156 days)Eleonora Casagrande F 110 9 July 1886 – 6 June 1997
110 years, 322 daysLiguria 6 June 1997 6 January 1998
(214 days)Addolorata De Vitis F 110 1 April 1887 – 6 January 1998
110 years, 280 daysApulia 6 January 1998 28 August 1998
(234 days)Antonio Baldo M 110 – 111 6 July 1887 – 28 August 1998
111 years, 53 daysVeneto 28 August 1998 4 February 1999
(160 days)Giovanna Lizzio F 109 – 110 19 November 1888 – 4 February 1999
110 years, 77 daysSicily 4 February 1999 3 January 2002
(2 years, 333 days)Antonio Todde M 110 – 112 22 January 1889 – 3 January 2002
112 years, 346 daysSardinia 3 January 2002 14 May 2003
(1 year, 131 days)Teresa Fumarola F 112 – 113 2 December 1889 – 14 May 2003
113 years, 163 daysApulia 14 May 2003 19 June 2003
(36 days)Giovanni Frau M 112 29 December 1890 – 19 June 2003
112 years, 172 daysSardinia 19 June 2003 28 December 2005
(2 years, 192 days)Virginia Dighero-Zolezzi F 111 – 114 24 December 1891 – 28 December 2005
114 years, 4 daysLiguria 28 December 2005 4 September 2006
(250 days)Giulia Sani F 112 15 September 1893 – 4 September 2006
112 years, 354 daysTuscany 4 September 2006 11 January 2007
(129 days)Lorenza Dotta F 112 7 August 1894 – 11 January 2007
112 years, 157 daysPiedmont 11 January 2007 13 January 2007
(2 days)Maria Negri F 111 12 March 1895 – 13 January 2007
111 years, 307 daysVeneto 13 January 2007 28 June 2009
(2 years, 166 days)Lucia Lauria F 110 – 113 4 March 1896 – 28 June 2009
113 years, 116 daysBasilicata 28 June 2009 2 November 2009
(127 days)Ida Frabboni F 112 – 113 4 October 1896 – 2 November 2009
113 years, 29 daysEmilia-Romagna 2 November 2009 2 August 2011
(1 year, 273 days)Venere Pizzinato F 112 – 114 23 November 1896 – 2 August 2011
114 years, 252 daysVeneto 2 August 2011 Present
(100 days)Stella Nardari-Vecchiato[1] F 112* born 23 December 1898
age 112 years, 322 daysLiving in Veneto People
Virginia Dighero-Zolezzi
Dighero-Zolezzi on her 114th birthday
Virginia Dighero-Zolezzi (24 December 1891 – 28 December 2005)[11] was an Italian supercentenarian.[12]. On 14 September 2005, she became the longest-lived person of Italian descent ever, having surpassed Amalia Ruggieri Barone, who was an emigrant to the United States.
At the time of her death, she was the oldest ever documented person from Italy at the age of 114 years, 4 days [12] - a title she held for more than five years, until being supassed by Venere Pizzinato on 28 November 2010. She was also the 7th-oldest living person in the world, at time of death, and the oldest verified living person in Europe.[13]
Dighero-Zolezzi died of ischemia on 28 December 2005.[12]
Preceded by
Hendrikje van Andel-SchipperOldest recognized verified living person in Europe
30 August 2005 – 28 December 2005Succeeded by
Camille LoiseauPreceded by
Teresa FumarolaOldest verified person ever from Italy
6 June 2005 – 28 November 2010Succeeded by
Venere PizzinatoVenere Pizzinato
Venere Pizzinato (23 November 1896 – 2 August 2011)[14] was an Italian supercentenarian[1] who was the oldest verified person from Italy,[15] living to the age of 114 years, 252 days. From May 2010 to her death, she also was the oldest recognized verified living person in Europe. She became one of the ten oldest living people in March 2010. Pizzinato was also the oldest person ever to have been born in the Austrian-Hungarian empire. At the time of her death, Pizzinato was the 3rd oldest living person in the world, one of the 10 oldest Europeans ever, and one of the 40 oldest people ever verified in world history.
She was born in Ala in the province of Trentino, then part of the Austrian-Hungarian empire, on 23 November 1896. In 1902 the family moved to Verona, where they had relatives. Soon afterwards, in 1903, the family moved back to Trentino were Pizzinato attended a boarding school in its capital city, Trento. World War I forced Pizzinato to take refuge in Bazzano, in the province of Bologna. After the war she moved back to Milan were she took Italian citizenship and met her future husband Isidoro Papo. In 1939, during the outbreak of World War two, the couple moved to Nice, France, to escape the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. They married in France, and after the war, they moved back to Milan. Upon retirement in 1964, the couple moved to Verona, where they finally settled. Mr. Papo died in 1981. The couple never had any children. Pizzinato remained in Verona for the rest of her life; at the time of her death, she lived in a retirement home there.[16][17][18]
On 23 November 2010, marking her 114th birthday, Pizzinato was visited by Italy's president Giorgio Napolitano, who wrote her a letter with the words "In this happy and special occasion I would like to send, on behalf of all Italians, sincere congratulations and good wishes of serenity with her loved ones and people around the community Saint Catherine in Verona".[19]
Preceded by
Ida FrabboniOldest recognized verified living person in Italy
2 November 2009 – 2 August 2011Succeeded by
Stella Nardari-VecchiatoPreceded by
Virginia Dighero-ZolezziOldest verified person ever from Italy
28 November 2010 – presentSucceeded by
CurrentPreceded by
Florrie BaldwinOldest recognized verified living person in Europe
8 May 2010 – 2 August 2011Succeeded by
Marcelle NarbonneStella Nardari-Vecchiato
Stella Vecchiato (née Nardari; born 23 December 1898) is an Italian supercentenarian. Aged 112 years, 322 days, Vecchiato is the oldest living Italian since the death of Venere Pizzinato, on 2 August 2011. She is currently the world's 14th oldest living person. She is, however, not the oldest living person born in Italy. Italian-born Dina Manfredini, who now lives in the United States, is older.[1] Vecchiato is one of the ten oldest people ever from Italy and the oldest person ever from the region of Veneto.
Vecchiato was born to Maddalena Polo and Giovanni Nardari, in San Cipriano, Veneto, Italy. She lived in Marcon and in Mestre. In recent years she has lived in Roncade. She was married to Giovanni Vecchiato, who died in 1970. The couple had four children.[20]
Preceded by
Venere PizzinatoOldest recognized verified living person in Italy
2 August 2011 – presentCurrent holder References
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