Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a Brazilian nun renowned for her love of soccer and remarkable longevity, has died at the age of 116, just months after being recognized as the world’s oldest person.

Her passing on April 30 was reported by local media, with the longevity title now moving to 115-year-old Briton Ethel Caterham, according to the U.S.-based Gerontological Research Group and the LongeviQuest global database.

The Congregation of Teresian Sisters of Brazil, where Sister Canabarro spent much of her life, released a heartfelt statement honoring her “life of devotion and service.”

Sister Canabarro assumed the title of world’s oldest person in January following the death of 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka of Japan.

Once a frail child whose survival was doubted, Sister Canabarro defied expectations for more than a century. Her nephew, 84-year-old Cleber Canabarro, recalled in January that she was so thin as a child, many feared she wouldn’t live to adulthood.

In a February video shared by LongeviQuest, Sister Canabarro, beaming with warmth, credited her long life to her deep Catholic faith. She was known for telling visitors at her retirement home in Porto Alegre, “I’m young, pretty, and kind — all wonderful, positive qualities you also have.”

Born June 8, 1908, in southern Brazil — though her family says she was actually born May 27, with the official registration delayed — Sister Canabarro grew up in a large household. She joined the Teresian order in 1934 at age 26, between the two World Wars.

Notably, her great-grandfather was a celebrated Brazilian general active during the country’s tumultuous post-independence era in the 19th century.