* Her real name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
* She was born August 26, 1910 in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
* Recipient of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. When receiving the prize, Mother Teresa was asked, "What can we do to promote world peace?" Her response: "Go home and love your family ." Read Mother Teresa's Nobel Lecture Speech
* Founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950
* Humanitarian who devoted her life to helping the poor, sick and orphaned in India. She devoted her life to God, but sometimes, even she was filled with doubts as this Time article "Mother Teresa's Crisis of Faith" illustrates.
* Soon after her death was beatified by Pope John Paul II
* Died September 5, 1997 at the age of 87
* She was born August 26, 1910 in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
* Recipient of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. When receiving the prize, Mother Teresa was asked, "What can we do to promote world peace?" Her response: "Go home and love your family ." Read Mother Teresa's Nobel Lecture Speech
* Founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950
* Humanitarian who devoted her life to helping the poor, sick and orphaned in India. She devoted her life to God, but sometimes, even she was filled with doubts as this Time article "Mother Teresa's Crisis of Faith" illustrates.
* Soon after her death was beatified by Pope John Paul II
* Died September 5, 1997 at the age of 87
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