Mother Teresa

Key facts

Born

26 August 1910, Skopje

Died

5 September 1997, Kolkata

State of birth

Skopje

Profession

Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)

Gender

Female

Biography

Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, better known as Mother Teresa or Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity and a Catholic saint.

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Timeline

1. 1910Born in Skopje
2. 1962Awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award
3. 1969Awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
4. 1976Awarded the Pacem in Terris Award
5. 1978Awarded the Balzan Prize
6. 1979Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
7. 1980Awarded the Bharat Ratna
8. 1982Awarded the Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia
9. 1985Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
10. 1986Awarded the honorary doctorate at the Laval University
11. 1990Awarded the honorary citizen of Zagreb
12. 1992Awarded the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education
13. 1996Awarded the honorary citizen of the United States
14. 1997Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
15. 1997Dies in Kolkata