Tag: oldest
Würzburg: The oldest Franciscan monastery – Bavaria
It’s about ten minutes on foot from shopping in the Würzburg pedestrian zone to the confessional in the Franciscan monastery. Behind massive doors, a cloister opens up around the inner…
The oldest French citizen, a 112-year-old Martinican, has died
The dean of the French passed away on Tuesday. Jules Théobald, a 112-year-old Martinican died at his home in Fort-de-France, his family confirmed after press reports. The one who had…
Lawyers claim one of London’s oldest and most prestigious clubs to admit women
More than 300 British lawyers including Cherie Blair, wife of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair, have signed a petition demanding that one of London’s oldest and most prestigious clubs, the Garrick,…
Sponge fossils found in Canada may be oldest form of animal life
They are only a centimeter in length, but are possibly the remains of the oldest known form of animal life on Earth. Fossil structures resembling sponges have been discovered in…
At 50, Phil Mickelson becomes the oldest winner of a Grand Slam tournament
Phil Mickelson in his PGA Championship victory this Sunday in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. – John Angelillo / UPI / Sipa He erased his compatriot from the shelves Julius Boros,…
In Mayotte, Tava Colo, one of the oldest French women, died at the presumed age of 118
Tava Colo, here surrounded by part of her family, October 12, 2017. – Ornella LAMBERTI / AFP A resident of Mayotte, Tava Colo, among the oldest in France, died on…