Lucia Laura Sangenito

Lucia Laura Sangenito-Abbondandolo
Lucia Laura Sangenito on her 115th birthday in 2025
Born
Lucia Laura Sangenito

(1910-11-22)22 November 1910
(115 years, 355 days)
Sturno, Campania, Italy
Known for
  • Third oldest verified living person (since 10 February 2026)
  • Second oldest verified living person in Europe (Since 10 February 2026)
  • Oldest living person in Italy (since 24 December 2024)
  • Surviving subject of Vittorio Emanuele III
Spouse
Pasquale Abbondandolo
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(m. 1939; died 2010)​
Children4

Lucia Laura Sangenito (born 22 November 1910) is an Italian supercentenarian who has been the Oldest living person in Italy since the death of Claudia Baccarini on 24 December 2024. and Third oldest verified living person since the death of Marie-Rose Tessier on 10 February 2026.

Biography

On 22 November 1910, Lucia Laura Sangenito-Abbondandolo was the Only child. born in Sturno, Campania, Italy. She has lived there her entire life. As a young woman, she worked in the fields. She got married on 2 February 1939 and had four children; two of them died as infants, and the other two are still living: her daughter Maria and son Michele. Her interests are football, politics, and watching religious programs on TV.

She lost her home in the 1962 Irpinia earthquake and the house was rebuilt in a different location in 1970. She was widowed when her husband died at the age of 98 on 28 September 2010. When she was 107, she had surgery for a fractured femur which was the result of a domestic accident. She celebrated her 110th birthday in November 2020 quietly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On her 112th birthday, she was the oldest known living person in Campania, and the third-oldest validated living person in Italy, behind Domenica Ercolani-Cristoforo and Claudia Baccarini-Baldi. On 1 June 2024, she was visted by LongeviQuest, one of the top age validation organizations, who gave her a certificate recognizing her for being (at the time) the 2nd oldest living person in Italy. She is the oldest person ever from the Campania region of Italy.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lucia Laura Sangenito: Italy's Resilient 114-Year-Old Grandmother". Il Mattino. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Farewell to Claudia Baccarini, the longest-lived woman in Italy, who died at 114". L'Unione Sarda. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 "I 112 anni di nonna Laurina, la donna più anziana della Campania". La Repubblica. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Lucia Laura Sangenito è la donna più longeva della Campania. Residente a Sturno (AV), ha festeggiato 113 anni /foto". Il Vescovado. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 Vigoroso, Gianni (22 November 2020). "Laurina, tra le donne più longeve in Italia compie 110 anni". Ottopagine. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Tanti auguri Lucia, è di Sturno la donna piú anziana della Campania -- È di Sturno la donna piú anziana della Campania". Avellino Today. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Chi è la donna più longeva d'Italia, 114 anni, e cosa mangia". La Cucina Italiana. January 7, 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Di Paola, Annamaria (23 November 2018). "A Sturno 108 candeline per la signora Sangenito". Nuova Irpinia. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Maglov, Stefan (3 June 2024). "Visiting Italy's Second-Oldest Resident: 113-year-old Lucia Laura Sangenito". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 31 January 2025.