According to the Italian daily, Oliva had eight children and 58 grand and great-grandchildren. She was married in 1927, widowed in 1965 and for the rest of her life she lived in a village eating only what she grew herself.
Oliva met Pope Francis at the age of 109.
The long-liver celebrated her last birthday in a close group of relatives and answered to congratulations over the phone being in clear mind.