When was Mother Teresa born?

Mother Teresa was born on 26 August 1910 in Skopje.

What positions has Mother Teresa held?

Positions held by Mother Teresa include: superior general.

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Mother Teresa

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Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)

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

Quick facts

Born: 26 August 1910 wd
Place of birth: Skopje wd
Died: 5 September 1997 wd
Place of death: Kolkata wd
Citizenship: Albania, India wd
Occupation: religious sister, missionary, nun, founder of Catholic religious community, Christian nun, musician wd
Official website: motherteresa.org wd

Positions held wd

superior general

Awards wd

Ramon Magsaysay Award (1962)
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (1969)
Pacem in Terris Award (1976)
Balzan Prize (1978)
Nobel Peace Prize (1979)
Bharat Ratna (1980)
Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia (1982)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1985)
honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1986)
honorary citizen of Zagreb (1990)
UNESCO Prize for Peace Education (1992)
honorary citizen of the United States (1996)
Congressional Gold Medal (1997)
Templeton Prize
Damien-Dutton Award

About

Born in Skopje, then part of the Ottoman Empire, she was raised in a devoutly Catholic family. At the age of 18, she moved to Ireland to join the Sisters of Loreto and later to India, where she lived most of her life and carried out her missionary work. On 4 September 2016, she was canonised by the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta. The anniversary of her death, 5 September, is now observed as her feast day.

In 1950, Mother Teresa established the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation that was initially dedicated to serving "the poorest of the poor" in the slums of Calcutta. Over the decades, the congregation grew to operate in over 133 countries, as of 2012, with more than 4,500 nuns managing homes for those dying from HIV/AIDS, leprosy, and tuberculosis, as well as running soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, orphanages, and schools. Members of the order take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and also profess a fourth vow: to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor."

Mother Teresa received several honours, including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. However, she also drew criticism for the poor conditions and lack of medical care or pain relief in her houses for the dying. Her life and work have inspired books, documentaries, and films. Her authorized biography, written by Navin Chawla, was published in 1992, and on 6 September 2017, she was named a co-patron of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta alongside St Francis Xavier.

Questions

When was Mother Teresa born?: Mother Teresa was born on 26 August 1910 in Skopje.
What positions has Mother Teresa held?: Positions held by Mother Teresa include: superior general.

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