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| Born | August 26, 1910 |
| Died | 5 September 1997 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Roman Catholic nun, humanitarian |
Mother Teresa (born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), was a Roman Catholic nun who started the Missionaries of Charity and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work with people. For over forty years, she took care of needs of those without money, those who were sick, those without parents, and those dying in Calcutta (Kolkata), guided in part by the ideals of Saint Francis of Assisi.
As the Missionaries of Charity grew under Mother's leadership, they expanded their ministry to other countries. By the 1970s she had become internationally well known as an advocate for the poor and helpless, due in part to a movie and book, Something Beautiful for God by Malcolm Muggeridge. She did not think women had the right to have abortions. Following her death she was beatified (the first stage of sainthood) by Pope John Paul II and given the title Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.
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Memorial House of Mother Teresa in her native Skopje
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Mother Teresa with then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh.
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Missionaries of Charity motherhouse in Kolkata
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Missionaries of Charity in traditional saris
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Nirmal Hriday, Mother Teresa's Calcutta hospice, in 2007
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President Ronald Reagan presents Mother Teresa with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony as Nancy Reagan looks on (20 June 1985).
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Plaque dedicated to Mother Teresa in Wenceslas Square, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza