Rosa Stella Nardari was an Italian supercentenarian. Her age has been validated by the European Supercentenarian Organisation (ESO) and recognised by LongeviQuest.
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BIOGRAPHY
Stella Nardari was born in Roncade, Veneto, Italy, on 23 December 1898. She spent many years living in Mestre before moving first to Marcon and later to Dese, where she worked as a domestic helper in Venice. She married Giovanni Vecchiato, with whom she had four children: Annamaria, Oresta, Pietro, and Riccardo. She was widowed in 1970.
In 2007, on her 109th birthday, she remarked about her longevity: “Perhaps the Lord has forgotten me.”
Even at the age of 113, she remained lucid and remarkably independent. Although confined to a wheelchair, she continued to eat on her own—always preferring lasagna and guinea fowl—kept her own schedule, and maintained a deep love of order and cleanliness. For nearly thirty years, she resided in a nursing home in Quarto d’Altino.
Stella Nardari passed away in Quarto d’Altino, Veneto, on 23 February 2012, at the age of 113 years, 62 days.
RECOGNITION
On 2 August 2011, following the passing of 114-year-old Venere Pizzinato, she became the oldest living person in Italy. She held the title until her own passing in February 2012, when she was succeeded by Maria Redaelli.
At the time of her passing, she was the fifth-oldest person ever to have died in Italy, after Venere Pizzinato, Virginia Dighero, Maria Teresa Fumarola, and Lucia Lauria.
Nardari’s age was validated by the European Supercentenarian Organisation (ESO) on 26 August 2025.
ATTRIBUTION
* “La nonna d’Italia ha quasi 113 anni ed è di Roncade: «Dio si è dimenticato di me»” — Il Gazzettino, 7 September 2011
* “Compie centotredici anni la nonna più nonna d’Italia” — TrevisoToday, 23 December 2011
GALLERY
On her 113th birthday. (Source: IL MORTO DEL MESE)
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