Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu MC, honoured in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She was born in Skopje, then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.
Born: 26 August 1910, Skopje, North Macedonia
Died: 5 September 1997, Kolkata
Education: Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham (1928–1928)
Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Bharat Ratna, Order of the Smile, Golden Honour of the Nation, Albert Schweitzer International Prize, Pope John XXIII Peace Prize, more
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During her lifetime Mother Teresa became famous as the Catholic nun who dedicated her life to caring for the destitute and dying in the slums of Calcutta - now known as Kolkata.
Mother Teresa was born on 26th of August in 1910 Skopje, Macedonia in a Catholic religious family. Her birth name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu who became later famous as the Mother Teresa after her great works and life achievements. She decided to become a nun in her childhood.
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