Giuseppina Projetto-Frau was a validated Italian supercentenarian who was, at the time of her death, the oldest living person in Europe and the second-oldest living person in the world, behind Chiyo Miyako.
BIOGRAPHY
Giuseppina Projetto was born in La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy, on 30 May 1902. She was one of five daughters born to Cicillo Projetto, a native of Sciacca, Sicily, who came to Sardinia to complete his military service. He spent most of his service stationed at the fortress on Caprera. During one of his periods of leave, he met a fellow Sicilian living on the island and fell in love with his daughter, who had also been born in Sicily. After completing his military service, Cicillo chose to remain on La Maddalena, where he was employed as a cook at the Military Hospital.
Orphaned at a young age, she was raised in a boarding school until she was 21, when she returned to La Maddalena.
In 1946, Giuseppina married Giuseppe Frau, a widower with three children. She embraced them as her own and devoted herself to raising them with great love and affection.
Later, she moved to Montelupo Fiorentino, Tuscany, to be near her son, who had relocated to the mainland for work. He found employment at the Bitossi ceramics factory. Tragically, he died at the age of 39 while attempting to rescue tourists from the sea at Donoratico. Following his death, Giuseppina continued to live with her daughter-in-law and grandchildren.
Giuseppina Projetto passed away in Florence, Tuscany, on 6 July 2018, at the age of 116 years, 37 days.
RECOGNITION
On 15 April 2017, following the passing of 117-year-old Emma Morano, she became the oldest living Italian-born person in the world. On 13 July, following the passing of Marie-Josephine Gaudette, she became the Oldest Living Person in Italy.
On 15 December 2017, following the passing of Ana Vela Rubio (Spain), she became the Oldest Living Person in Europe. Upon her own passing, she was succeeded by Maria Giuseppa Robucci.
On 30 May 2018, Projetto celebrated her 116th birthday, making her the second Italian to reach this age, after Morano.
She was the last surviving validated person born in 1902. Projetto is currently the third-oldest validated Italian person ever, behind Emma Morano-Martinuzzi and Maria Giuseppa Robucci-Nargiso.
ATTRIBUTION
* “Auguri alla nonna del circondario Giuseppina festeggia 109 anni” – Il Tirreno, 30 May 2011
* “Giuseppina Projetto Frau, maddalenina, compie 110 anni” – Gallura Informazione, 31 May 2012
* “La Maddalena. Ha 111 anni, è maddalenina, è la terza centenaria ex equo d’Italia e la più anziana della Sardegna” – Gallura Informazione, 4 December 2013
* “L’ultracentenaria più vecchia della Toscana risiede a Montelupo Fiorentino” – Comune di Montelupo Fiorentino, 30 May 2014
GALLERY
In 2007. (Source: Gallura Informazione)
On her 109th birthday in 2011. (Source: Il Tirreno)
On her 115th birthday. (Source: AgrigentoNotizie)
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