Memorial Page for Mutter Teresa (née Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu)

Aug 26, 1910 – Sep 5, 1997(87 years)Died in:Kolkata, West Bengal

Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary

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Biography

Birthplace

Skopje, North Macedonia

Place of Death

Kolkata, West Bengal

Nationality

Albania

Cause of Death

heart failure

Religion

Catholicism

Burial Place

Mother House Of The Missionaries Of Charity

Occupation(2)

religious sistermissionary

Awards(10)

Ramon Magsaysay AwardTempleton PrizeBalzan PrizeNobel Peace PrizePacem in Terris AwardBharat RatnaDamien-Dutton AwardPresidential Medal of FreedomCongressional Gold MedalOrder of the Smile

Mother Teresa (* August 26, 1910 in Skopje; † September 5, 1997 in Kolkata) was an albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary. She was 87 years old. Her faith was Catholicism. She received 10 awards, including Ramon Magsaysay Award, Templeton Prize. Her cause of death was heart failure. She was buried at Mother House Of The Missionaries Of Charity.

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Born in Skopje, North Macedonia

1910

Ramon Magsaysay Award

1962

Balzan Prize

1978

Nobel Peace Prize

1979

Bharat Ratna

1980

Presidential Medal of Freedom

1985

Died in Kolkata, West Bengal (heart failure)

1997

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Mutter Teresa (née Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu). Forever remembered.