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Apr 2, 2014 · Updated: Feb 24, 2020. Photo: Getty Images. (1910-1997) Who Was Mother Teresa? Nun and missionary Mother Teresa, known in the Catholic church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, devoted her life...
Mother Teresa's official biography, by Navin Chawla, was published in 1992. In Calcutta, she is worshipped as a deity by some Hindus. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of her birth, the government of India issued a special ₹ 5 coin (the amount of money Mother Teresa had when she arrived in India) on 28 August 2010.
Sep 5, 1997 · Mother Teresa’s work has been recognised and acclaimed throughout the world and she has received a number of awards and distinctions, including the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971) and the Nehru Prize for her promotion of international peace and understanding (1972).
Jun 24, 2024 · Mother Teresa (baptized August 27, 1910, Skopje, Macedonia, Ottoman Empire [now in Republic of North Macedonia]—died September 5, 1997, Calcutta [now Kolkata], India; canonized September 4, 2016; feast day September 5) was the founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to the poor, parti...
Feb 26, 2024 · Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic nun and founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, an organization that serves the poorest of the world’s population. An ethnic Albanian, born in...
Mother Teresa (1910–1997) was a Roman Catholic nun who devoted her life to serving the poor and destitute around the world. She spent many years in Calcutta, India where she founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation devoted to helping those in great need.
Oct 19, 2003 · Mother Teresa left a testament of unshakable faith, invincible hope and extraordinary charity. Her response to Jesus plea, Come be My light, made her a Missionary of Charity, a mother to the poor, a symbol of compassion to the world, and a living witness to the thirsting love of God.
Sep 5, 1997 · Born: 26 August 1910, Uskup, Ottoman Empire (now Skopje, North Macedonia) Died: 5 September 1997, Calcutta, India. Residence at the time of the award: India. Role: Leader of Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta. Prize motivation: “for her work for bringing help to suffering humanity” Prize share: 1/1. Saint in the Gutter - and Saint in Heaven.
Sep 5, 1997 · Mother Teresa. BORN: August 26, 1910 • Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. DIED: September 5, 1997 • Calcutta, India. Macedonia-born Roman Catholic nun. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 and accepted it on behalf of the "unwanted, unloved, and uncared for."
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu MC, better known as Mother Teresa, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and the founder of the Missionaries of Charity. Born in Skopje, then part of the Ottoman Empire, at the age of 18 she moved to Ireland and later to India, where she lived most of her life.
