Juan Vicente Pérez Mora of Venezuela was formally the world's oldest man earlier than his loss of life on April 2. He was 114 years outdated.
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Guinness World Information, which registered Mora because the world's oldest man, mentioned in a 2022 profile that considered one of Mora's passions was constructing a powerful relationship with the Lord and his household.
As a part of this reference to God, Mora, who was born in 1909 and would have lived to be 115 years outdated on Could 27, is claimed to have prayed twice a day.
He mentioned his secret to an extended life is to “work arduous, relaxation on holidays, go to mattress early, drink a glass of aguardiente on daily basis, love God and all the time carry him in your coronary heart”.
Through the years, Mora constructed a large household of six sons and 5 daughters along with his spouse Ediofina del Rosario García, who died in 1997, in line with The Christian Publish.
In whole, Mora had 42 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Our expensive Juan Vicente Pérez Moro, as we speak it’s with deep disappointment and ache that we are saying goodbye to you, that archetype of the person from Tachira, humble, hardworking, peaceable, keen about household and traditions. pic.twitter.com/ohiPzrsWgD
— Freddy Bernal (@FreddyBernal) April 3, 2024
Freddy Bernal, the governor of the Venezuelan state of Táchira, shared a tribute on social media, saying goodbye to Mora, calling him “humble, hardworking, peaceable, keen about household and traditions.”
“My spouse and kids and I had the pleasure and delight of assembly him and sharing along with his family members,” Bernal mentioned. “My outdated Don Vicente, we’ll all the time bear in mind him for his optimism in life, for his religion, hope and deep love for our state of Táchira.”
Quite a few sources have famous Mora's religion, which is acceptable contemplating that the Guinness Ebook of World Information famous that he “needs to be remembered as a hard-working man, trustworthy to his spouse and his faith.”
As CBN Information reported, it’s not unusual for older people to attribute success and longevity to their religion. In 2022, then 107-year-old Adell Julie Thompson revealed her secret to longevity: following God and the Bible.
“I do what the Bible tells me to do,” Thompson advised WLTX-TV.
Others provided related messages about God.