Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu) was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary who founded the Missionaries of Charity and devoted her life to caring for the poor and sick. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and was canonized as Saint Teresa of Calcutta in 2016.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Skopje
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of the British Empire🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Nobel Peace Prize🏆 Order of the Smile🏆 Order of Merit
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Trending topics shown first"I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, 'How many good things have you done in your life?' rather he will as…"
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
"The greatest disease in the West today is not TB or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair, and…"
"I'm a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world."
"The Simple PathSilence is PrayerPrayer is FaithFaith is LoveLove is ServiceThe Fruit of Service is Peace"
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Timeline
1910
Born
Birth1997
Died
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