domingo, 9 de mayo de 2010

Mother Teresa de Calcuta


Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), born Agnesë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (pronounced [aɡˈnɛs ˈɡɔndʒe bɔjaˈdʒiu]), was an Albanian[2][3] Catholic nun with Indian citizenship[4] who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (Calcutta), India in 1950. For over 45 years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then in other countries. Following her death she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and given the title Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.[5][6].

Born 26 August 1910(1910-08-26)
Üsküb, Ottoman Empire (today's Skopje, Republic of Macedonia)
Died 5 September 1997 (aged 87)
Calcutta, India
Ethnicity Albanian
Citizenship India (1948–1997)
Occupation Catholic nun, humanitarian[1]
Religion Catholic

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