Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, M.C., commonly known as Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), was a Roman Catholic Religious Sister and missionary of Kosovo Albanian origin who lived for most of her life in India.Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, which in 2012 consisted of over 4,500 sisters and is active in 133 countries. They run hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis; soup kitchens; dispensaries and mobile clinics; children's and family counselling programmes; orphanages; and schools. Members of the institute must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, and the fourth vow, to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor".Mother Teresa was the recipient of numerous honours including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. In 2003, she was beatified as "Blessed Teresa of Calcutta". A second miracle credited to her intercession is required before she can be recognised as a saint by the Catholic Church.A controversial figure both during her life and after her death, Mother Teresa was widely admired by many for her charitable works, but also widely criticised, particularly for her efforts opposing contraception and for substandard conditions in the hospices for which she was responsible.
Sisters of Loreto (1928–1948), Missionaries of Charity (1950–1997)
Nationality
Ottoman ; Serbian ; Bulgarian ; Yugoslav ; Indian
Spouse
Nikollë Bojaxhiu
Parents
Nikollë Bojaxhiu, Dranafile Bojaxhiu
Siblings
Aga Bojaxhiu, Lazar Bojaxhiu
Awards
Bharat Ratna, Nobel Peace Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Templeton Prize, Padma Shri, Congressional Gold Medal, Order of the Smile, Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, Order of Merit, Order of Australia, Pacem in Terris Award, Pope John XXIII Peace Prize, Ramon Magsaysay A...
Star Sign
Virgo
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Quote
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If a Mother can kill a child growing in her womb, then what is to stop us killing each other?
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Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
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The fruit of love is service. The fruit of service is peace. And peace begins with a smile.
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It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you live as you wish.
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Fact
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After her death, she was laid to rest in a simple room at the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, the convent where she lived and worked. The long, narrow room, once the convent's dining room, faces the street. [September 1997]
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Pictured on a 44¢ USA commemorative postage stamp issued 5 September 2010 in Washington, DC.
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Joined the Sisters of Loreto as a missionary at the age of 18, which meant that she would never see her family again.
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Was chosen "most admired person of the 20th century" by a poll in the United States (1999).
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The airport of Albania's capital Tirana was named "Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza" in 2002.
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She was awarded an Honorary A.C. (Companion of the Order of Australia) on January 26, 1982 for her services to Australia and humanity worldwide.
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Diagnosed with heart problems in 1974, a fact which she tried to keep secret.
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While being a nun, she taught geography and basic literacy.
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Fluent in English, Albanian, Serbo-Croat, Bengali, and Hindi.
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Born to Nikola Bojaxhiju and his wife Drane, she was the youngest of the family's children.
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Often addressed by her middle name, Gonxha, which means 'flower bud' in Albanian.
Died nine days after her 87th birthday and just five days after the death of Princess Diana, who supported charity and once met her in India.
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First and only person to be featured on an Indian postage stamp while still alive.
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Founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India (October 1950), which had over 610 missions in 123 countries at the time of her death.
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Was made an honorary citizen of the USA by President Bill Clinton.
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Marvel Comics published a comic book about her life entitled "Mother Teresa of Calcutta" (1985).
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Was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitute a stress to peace" (1979).
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Hell's Angel
1994
TV Movie documentary
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Biography
1987
TV Series documentary
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Mother Teresa
1986
Documentary
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Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
TV Movie
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The Mike Douglas Show
1976
TV Series
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The David Frost Show
1971
TV Series
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Something Beautiful for God
1969
TV Movie documentary
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Pathfinder
1960
TV Movie documentary
Herself (as Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
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Paul Flynn
2016
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The '80s: The Decade That Made Us
2013
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Leslie
2012
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Memòries de la tele
2011
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90210
2010
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I Am
2010/III
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Mutter Teresa - Heilige der Dunkelheit
2010
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60/90
2008
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Waiting for Hockney
2008
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Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories
2008
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The Colbert Report
2007
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La tele de tu vida
2007
TV Series
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La imagen de tu vida
2006
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Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
2005
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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
2005
TV Series
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Travels & Traditions
2005
TV Series documentary
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Get Up, Stand Up
2003
TV Series documentary
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Michael Jackson: Number Ones
2003
Video documentary
Herself (segment "Man in the Mirror)
TROS TV Show
2003
TV Series documentary
Herself
Meine Schwester Maria
2002
Documentary
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Der Frieden und sein Preis - Das Vermächtnis des Alfred Nobel