Kolkata pays tribute to Mother Teresa on 25th death anniversary And Who Was Mother Teresa

Kolkata pays tribute to Mother Teresa on 25th death anniversary And Who Was Mother Teresa

1. People of all faiths from across the city gathered at Mother House on Monday

1. For the morning mass to mark the 25th death anniversary of Mother Teresa, before dispersing for various festivities.

1. History Of Mother Teresa

1. Mother Teresa was a well-known Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary.

1. She was born as Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910,

1. She was born as Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910,

1. At Üsküp, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (present-day Skopje, Republic of Macedonia).

1. She died on September 5, 1997.

1. She moved to Calcutta (now Kolkata) India at the age of 18 and lived here for most of her life.

1. In 1950, Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation that helped people suffering from HIV/AIDS

1. Leprosy and tuberculosis etc. The foundation also runs orphanages and schools.

1. In 1962, Teresa received Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize

And in 1979 she was awarded Nobel Peace Prize

1. She was canonised on September 4, 2016, and the anniversary of her death (September 5) is her feast day.

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