Mother Teresa

                                   Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was born on 26 August 1910 was an Albanian born, Indian Roman Catholic Religious Sister.Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, which in 2012 consisted of over 4,500 sisters and is active in 133 countries.

Mother Teresa was the recipient of numerous honours including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. In late 2003, she was beatified, the third step toward possible sainthood, giving her the title "Blessed Teresa of Calcutta".

She was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu on 26 August 1910. She considered 27 August, the day she was baptised, to be her "true birthday"She was the youngest of the children of Nikollë and Dranafile Bojaxhiu (Bernai).Her father, who was involved in Albanian politics, died in 1919 when she was eight years old.

In April 1996, Mother Teresa fell and broke her collar bone. In August she suffered from malaria and failure of the left heart ventricle. She had heart surgery but it was clear that her health was declining.On 13 March 1997, she stepped down from the head of Missionaries of Charity. She died on 5 September 1997.