Lucile Randon
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Lucile Randon, also known as Sister André, was a French supercentenarian who, until her death at the age of 118 years, 340 days, was the world's oldest verified living person following the death of Ka
Randon in 1924
Randon as a young child c. 1907
The Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, commonly called the Daughters of Charity or Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, is a society of apostolic life for women with
Lucile Randon
…grandfather Casimir Randon (1822–1908) was a pastor. She converted to Catholicism in 1923 at the age of 19. In 1944 she joined the Catholic order Daughters of Charity, taking the name Sister André in honour of her elder brother. After World War II ended, Randon went on a mission to a hospital in Vichy, where she…
Saint Louise de Marillac, co-founder of the Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
A painting of cornette-wearing Daughters of Charity by Karol Tichy, depicting a funeral in an orphanage run by the sisters (National Museum in Warsaw)
Daughters of Charity holy card. University of Dayton Libraries.
Until 1964, their traditional religious habit included a large, starched cornette on the head.