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SIGN UPTekla is a female name of Scandinavian origin, meaning "Glory Of God." This name is commonly found in Latvian, Polish, Georgian, Ukrainian, and Scandinavian cultures. Notable individuals who have borne the name Tekla include Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, a Polish composer, Tekla Chemabwai, a Kenyan sprinter and middle-distance runner, Tekla Griebel-Wandall, a Danish composer and music educator, Tekla Nordström, a Swedish xylographer, and Tekla Róża Radziwiłł, a Polish–Lithuanian noblewoman. The name Tekla is a beautiful representation of divine glory and is associated with a strong and enduring spiritual significance.
Tekla Juniewicz, born Tekla Dadak on 10 June 1906, was a Polish supercentenarian who held the title of the second oldest living person in the world until her passing at the remarkable age of 116 years and 70 days. She was also recognized as the oldest Polish person in history. Juniewicz was born in Krupsko, then part of Austria-Hungary (now in Ukraine), and later married Jan Juniewicz, with whom she had two children. Following the annexation of her hometown by the Soviet Union, she resettled in Gliwice, where she lived for the majority of her life. Juniewicz passed away on 19 August 2022, from a stroke and heart complications, with her funeral being attended by the Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki. She was the last validated person born in 1906 and left behind a legacy of two daughters, five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren, including her fourth great-great-granddaughter, Iga Tekla, who was born on her 115th birthday. Juniewicz's descendants lovingly cared for her until her final days.
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