About St. Teresa of Calcutta
Mother Teresa, who became St. Teresa of Calcutta in 2016, was an Albanian-born Catholic nun who devoted her life to serving the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta (now Kolkata), India. Born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in 1910, she left home at 18 to join the Sisters of Loreto, eventually arriving in India as a teacher. After experiencing what she called a “call within a call” in 1946, she founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious order dedicated to serving the sick, dying, and destitute. Despite facing criticism for her methods and medical practices, her work garnered worldwide attention and earned her the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Her order grew from a small group to thousands of sisters operating in over 130 countries. Known for her distinctive white sari with blue stripes, she became a global symbol of charity until her death in 1997, though her private writings later revealed she experienced a deep spiritual darkness for much of her ministry, making her public perseverance all the more remarkable.
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