St teresa history


St teresa history

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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

    Mother Teresa in 1995

    BornAnjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu
    (1910-08-26)26 August 1910
    Üsküp, Kosovo vilayet, Ottoman Empire
    Died5 September 1997(1997-09-05) (aged 87)
    Calcutta, West Bengal, India
    Venerated inCatholic Church
    Anglican Communion
    Beatified19 October 2003, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
    Canonized4 September 2016, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis
    Major shrineMother House of the Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
    Feast5 September[1]
    AttributesReligious habit
    Rosary
    Patronage
    TitleSuperior general
    Nationality
    Signature
    ReligionCatholicism
    DenominationCatholic
    Institute
    Period in office1950–1997
    SuccessorSr.

    Nirmala J