Calogera Nicolosi was an Italian supercentenarian.
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BIOGRAPHY
Calogera Nicolosi was born in Caltabellotta, Sicily, Italy, on 4 December 1903. Her parents were Pellegrino Nicolosi and Calogera Tornambè. She was one of eight children—two sons and six daughters—most of whom emigrated to the United States, with the exception of herself and one brother. Her brother, Giuseppe (Joseph) Nicolosi (1893–1961), became a renowned sculptor in the United States and created, among other works, the Monument to the Fallen of World War I. Her five sisters were: Filippa, Paola, Caterina, Maria, and Pellegrina.
She married twice: first in 1922 to Pellegrino Colletti, with whom she had four children (only Pellegrina survived her), and later in 1963 to Paolo Vacante, originally from Calamonaci. Her first son died at the age of three, and her first husband passed away young, leaving her a widow with three daughters.
In her later years, she lived with her eldest daughter, Paola, until her passing.
Calogera Nicolosi passed away in Caltabellotta, Sicily, on 4 June 2014, at the age of 110 years, 182 days.
RECOGNITION
Her age has not been validated.
ATTRIBUTION
* Calogera Nicolosi – geneanet
* “100° COMPLEANNO DELLA SIGNORA NICOLOSI CALOGERA” – Caltabellotta On Web, 2003
* “I 105 anni di Nonna Lidda” – Caltabellotta On Web, December 2008
* “I 109 anni della Zia Lilla” – Caltabellotta On Web, December 2012
* “Caltabellotta – Muore la nonnina Nicolosi di 110 anni” – RiPOST.it, 6 June 2014
GALLERY
At the age of 100. (Source: Caltabellotta On Web)
On her 105th birthday. (Source: Caltabellotta On Web)
On her 109th birthday. (Source: Corriere di Sciacca)
On her 110th birthday. (Source: CALTABELLOTTAAgricoltura Pastorizia Turismo Cultura)
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