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Lucia Lauria Vigna

Born	(1896-03-04) 4 March 1896 (age 128) Pietrapertosa, Italy, Italy
Known for	Oldest living person in Italy and Europe

Lucia Lauria widow Vigna (born March 4, 1896) is an Italian supercentenarian who, at 128 years, 299 days, is the oldest person in Europe and 9th oldest person in the world. However she is only the second oldest in the European Union as Eugenie Blanchard of France is older, but lives in the overseas collectivity of Saint Barthélemy. She lives in the Province of Potenza in her own home with her family.

Lauria-Vigna became the oldest person in Italy on January 13, 2007, following the death of Maria Negri.

On January 13, 2009, she celebrated her second anniversary as Italy's oldest person. She is currently the fourth-oldest Italian-born person on record, after Virginia Dighero, Amalia Barone and Teresa Fumarola.

Lucia Lauria is the 9th oldest verified person in the world and the oldest person in Europe.

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Preceded byManuela Fernandez-Fojaco	Oldest person living "in" Europe January 6, 2009 – Present	Succeeded bySuccessor
Preceded byMaria Negri	Doyenne of Italy January 13, 2007 – Present	Succeeded bySuccessor