Europe's oldest person celebrates 117th birthday after beating COVID-19


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  • Friday, 12 Feb 2021

Europe's oldest person, 117-year-old nun Lucile Randon, also known as Sister Andre, who survived the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is interviewed in Toulon, France February 9, 2021 in this still image taken from video. BFMTV/Reuters TV via REUTERS

PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, celebrated her 117th birthday on Thursday with a cake and a prayer after shrugging off the coronavirus just weeks earlier.

Sister Andre, who lived through the Spanish flu more than a century ago, said the day had brought her immense joy.

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