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03/06/2026 8:43 am
Ms. Gentilina Raccosta of Serravalle Pistoiese, Pistoia, Tuscany Region (ITA) turned 111 y.o. yesterday.
She was born on 2 June 1915 in Penna San Giovanni, Macerata, Marche Region, Italy.
She is the 2nd OLP in Tuscany Region behind Ms. Faleri (111), 7th OLP in Italy.
(confimed alive today thanks to a personal chat with the nursing home where she lives)
Auguri e complimenti signora Gentilina!
few days ago:
https://www.gonews.it/2026/05/29/casa-betania-gentilina-raccosta/
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http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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03/06/2026 11:52 am
Happy Birthday, Ms. Raccosta! 🌼
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When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. "See how simple he is," she told Amaranta. "He says that he’s dying because of me, as if I were a bad case of colic."
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04/06/2026 8:55 am
https://longeviquest.com/2026/06/italian-woman-gentilina-raccosta-turns-111/
Italian Woman Gentilina Raccosta Turns 111
Gentilina Raccosta, a resident of Serravalle Pistoiese, Tuscany, Italy, celebrated her 111th birthday on 2 June, according to gonews.it and Supercentenari d’Italia.
Gentilina Raccosta was born in Penna San Giovanni, Marche, Italy, on 2 June 1915.
She lived in Florence with her husband, a lawyer originally from Salerno who practiced in the Tuscan capital. He passed away in 2011 at the age of 97. Including their engagement, they were together for 74 years before his passing. She cared for him devotedly until his final days.
At the moment, she is the second-oldest living person in Tuscany, after Nella Faleri, 111.
The featured image was taken on her 110th birthday in 2025.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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06/06/2026 9:57 pm
Today's pictures of her party:
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http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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