WORLD’S OLDEST WOMAN PASSES PEACEFULLY IN HER SLEEP AT 117

Tue 20 August 2024:

Maria Branyas, the world’s oldest woman, passed away peacefully in her sleep, just as she had wished. Her family announced her death on X, expressing that she left “peacefully and without pain.” Born in San Francisco in 1907 during the second wave of the Bubonic plague, Maria moved to Spain in 1915 after her father fell ill, where she lived through the First World War.

The world’s oldest woman, Maria Branyas Morera, has died in Spain aged 117. Picture: X

A Century of Resilience

Throughout her remarkable 117 years, Maria witnessed and survived many of history’s greatest challenges, including the Bubonic plague, two world wars, the Spanish flu pandemic, the Spanish Civil War, and even Covid-19. Despite the adversities, she remained a beacon of wisdom and kindness, qualities her family fondly remembered in their tribute on X.

i deixaré d’existir en aquest cos. Un dia que desconec, però que està molt a prop, aquest llarg viatge haurà acabat. La mort em trobarà gastada d’haver viscut tant, però vull que em trobi somrient, lliure i satisfeta.” La recordarem sempre pels seus consells i la seva bondat.

— Super Àvia Catalana (@MariaBranyas112) August 20, 2024

A Life of Family and Social Media

Maria was a devoted mother and grandmother, outliving her only son, who tragically died at 86 in a tractor accident. She was also an enthusiastic user of social media, regularly sharing updates with her followers on X. Her late husband, Joan Moret, a Catalan doctor, passed away in 1976, and she is survived by her two daughters, 11 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.

She eventually outlived her only son, who she parented alongside her late husband Joan Moret, after he died in a tragic tractor accident at the age of 86,. Picture: x

Scientific Legacy

Before her death, Maria agreed to participate in scientific studies aimed at uncovering the secrets to a long and healthy life. Researchers hoped to compare her blood and urine samples with those of her 80-year-old offspring to identify key differences.

In her final days, Maria shared reflective thoughts with her family, saying, “One day I will leave here… I will cease to exist in this body. Death will find me worn out from having lived so long, but I want it to find me smiling, free, and satisfied.”

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A New Titleholder Emerges

With Maria’s passing, Brazilian Inah Canabarro Lucas, born in June 1908, becomes the world’s oldest living woman. Inah assumed the title of Brazil’s oldest living person following the death of Antonia da Santa Cruz in 2022.

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