- Mother Teresa MC, known in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary
| Born: | 27 August 1910 Comment | | When did Mother Teresa die? / Died | 05 September 1997 | | How many years did Mother Teresa live? / Lived | 87 years | | Zodiac sign: | Virgo |
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Mother Teresa facts
- She was born in Skopje (now capital of the Republic of Macedonia), then part of the Kosovo Vilayet in the Ottoman Empire
- After having lived in Macedonia for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life
- In 1950, Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, which in 2012 consisted of over 4,500 sisters and was active in 133 countries
- They run homes for people dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis; soup kitchens; dispensaries and mobile clinics; children's and family counselling programmes; orphanages; and schools
- Members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, as well as a fourth vow, to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor"
- Teresa was the recipient of numerous honours, including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize
- She was canonised (recognised by the church as a saint) on 4 September 2016, and the anniversary of her death, 5 September, was made her feast day
- A controversial figure both during her life and after her death, Teresa was widely admired by many for her charitable works
- She was both praised and criticised for her views against abortion
- She was criticised for the poor conditions in the houses for the dying she ran
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