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   Who is Mother Teresa of Calcutta?

   • Best Known For: Mother Teresa was the founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to helping the poor. Considered one of the 20th Century's greatest humanitarians, she was canonized as Saint Teresa of Calcutta in 2016.

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   Where did Mother Teresa live?

   • She spent many years in Calcutta, India where she founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation devoted to helping those in great need. In 1979, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and became a symbol of charitable, selfless work.

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   When was Mother Teresa born?

   • Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in what is now Skopje, North Macedonia; at the time it was part of the Ottoman Empire. Her family was of Albanian descent; her father, a reasonably successful merchant, died when she was just eight years old.

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   Why is Mother Teresa a saint?

   • Begun in Calcutta, India, the Missionaries of Charity grew to help the poor, dying, orphans, lepers, and AIDS sufferers in more than 100 countries. Mother Teresa's selfless effort to help those in need has caused many to regard her as a model humanitarian. She was canonized a saint in 2016.

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   Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu MC (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒi.u]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), better known as Mother Teresa, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and the founder of the Missionaries of Charity.

   • Feast: 5 September
   • Religion: Catholicism

   • Major shrine: Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
   • Successor: Sr. Nirmala Joshi, MC

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   Apr 11, 2024 · Mother Teresa, Roman Catholic saint and Nobel laureate known for her missionary work with the poor in India. She founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to the poor, and was canonized as a saint in 2016.

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   Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic nun who devoted her life to serving the poor and destitute around the world. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation devoted to helping those in great need. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and canonized as a saint in 2016. Learn more about her life, work, and legacy.

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   Jun 18, 2019 · Learn how Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun from Kosovo, founded the Missionaries of Charity and dedicated her life to serving the poor in India and around the world. Discover her early years, her call, her challenges, and her canonization as a saint in 2016.

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   Oct 19, 2003 · Learn about the life and mission of Mother Teresa, the Albanian-born Indian nun who dedicated herself to the poorest of the poor. Discover how she received her “call within a call” from Jesus, founded the Missionaries of Charity, and received numerous awards and honors.