Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910 – 1997)
Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu Aug. 26, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia. Daughter of an Albanian businessman who died when Agnes was nine years old. Nun, missionary and teacher in Calcutta, India in 1928. In 1948 she left the convent to work alone with the poor, and became an Indian citizen. She founded the Congregation of the Missionaries of Charity in 1950. In 1957 the Missionaries of Charity started their work with lepers and in disaster areas. She received the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize in 1971, the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding in 1972, and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and the Missionaries today work in 30 countries. (SQPN)
Blessed Mother Teresa will be canonized on September 4, 2016 in Rome plus four more saints. More details in Catholic News Agency Story (March 15, 2016)
LINKS
Mother Teresa Center in Calcutta, India
Mother Teresa (American Catholic)
Blessed Mother Teresa (EWTN)
