Background
Maria Angela Redaelli was born on 3 April 1899 in Inzago, near Milan in the region of Lombardy.
Maria Angela Redaelli was born on 3 April 1899 in Inzago, near Milan in the region of Lombardy.
At the time of her death, just one day shy of her 114th birthday, she was the oldest living person in Italy, the oldest living person in Europe and the fourth oldest living person in the world (behind Jiroemon Kimura, Misao Okawa, and Gertrude Weaver). After 1974, Redaelli moved to Novate Milanese and lived with her daughter"s family. In her last days she was in good health, clear headed, quite active, and was still able to walk.
Although she had some problems with her sight and hearing, she still read newspapers and magazines every day and on television followed her greatest passion and favourite football club, Inter Milan.
On 3 April 2012, she celebrated her 113th birthday with a big party organized by her town, Novate Milanese, with the help of Inter City Fan Club. She was driven by a police car to the center of her town where she was welcomed by the Mayor Lorenzo Guzzeloni and celebrated by all citizens.
Bedy Moratti, sister of Inter president Massimo Moratti, and Ernesto Paolillo, Inter F.C. chief executive officer, took part in the party to give Redaelli a special shirt and the best wishes from the team