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Mother Teresa
Albanian-Indian Catholic saint (1910–1997)
This article is about the Catholic nun and saint. For other uses, see Mother Teresa (disambiguation).
Saint Teresa of Calcutta MC | |
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Mother Teresa in 1995 | |
| Born | Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (1910-08-26)26 August 1910 Üsküp, Kosovo vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 5 September 1997(1997-09-05) (aged 87) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Anglican Communion |
| Beatified | 19 October 2003, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 4 September 2016, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis |
| Major shrine | Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Feast | 5 September[1] |
| Attributes | Religious habit Rosary |
| Patronage | |
| Title | Superior general |
| Nationality | |
| Signature | |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Institute | |
| Period in office | 1950–1997 |
| Successor | Sr.
Nirmala J |