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  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Mother-TeresaMother Teresa | Canonization, Awards, Facts, & Feast Day ...

    Sep 1, 2024 · The daughter of an ethnic Albanian grocer, she went to Ireland in 1928 to join the Sisters of Loreto at the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary and sailed only six weeks later to India as a teacher. She taught for 17 years at the order’s school in Calcutta (Kolkata).

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    Feb 26, 2024 · Mother Teresa was an Albanian‑Indian Catholic nun and the founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to helping the poor. Skip to...

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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, [ a ] was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and the founder of the Missionaries of Charity.

  6. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › peaceMother Teresa – Facts - NobelPrize.org

    Sep 5, 1997 · Her new name was Teresa. In India she received a second call from God: to help the poor while living among them. She founded a new sisterhood, Missionaries of Charity. Mother Teresa and her helpers built homes for orphans, nursing homes for lepers and hospices for the terminally ill in Calcutta.

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    Apr 2, 2014 · Nobel Prize Winners. 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...

  8. www.thoughtco.com › mother-teresa-1779852Biography of Mother Teresa, 'The Saint of the Gutters'

    Jun 18, 2019 · Fast Facts. Known for: Founding the Missionaries of Charity, a Catholic order of nuns dedicated to helping the poor. Also known as: Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (birth name), "The Saint of the Gutters" Born: Aug. 26, 1910 in Üsküp, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire. Parents: Nikollë and Dranafile Bojaxhiu.

  9. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › peaceMother Teresa – Biographical - NobelPrize.org

    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).