| Inah Canabarro Lucas | |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 1908 (age) |
| Birth Place: | São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Nationality: | Brazilian |
| Occupation: | Nun |
Inah Canabarro Lucas (also known as Sister Inah; born 8 June 1908)[1] is a Brazilian nun and supercentenarian who has been the world's second oldest living person (behind Tomiko Itooka who is just 16 days older) following the death of Maria Branyas Morera as well as the world's oldest living nun since the death of Lucile Randon on 17 January 2023.[2] [3] [4]
Canabarro was born on 8 June 1908 in São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil to João Antonio Lucas and Mariana Canabarro Lucas.[5] She worked as a kindergarten teacher at Santa Tereza de Jesus High School, having taught João Figueiredo, the 30th president of Brazil.[6] Additionally, she is the great-granddaughter of General David Canabarro, who fought in the Ragamuffin War.[7] Pope Francis sent a message of congratulations to her on her 110th birthday.[8]
She became the oldest living person in Brazil following the death of Antonia da Santa Cruz (1905–2022) on 23 January 2022.[9] In May 2023, the local archdiocese celebrated her 115th birthday.[10]
She is the second-oldest nun in history, behind Lucile Randon, and the second-oldest verified living person in the world after Tomiko Itooka.[11]