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Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997 ) was an Albanian-born Roman Catholic nun. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious order of nuns in Calcutta, India, in 1948 through which she she dedicated her life to helping the poor, the sick, and the dying around the world.

Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, she entered the Order of the Sisters of Our Lady of Loreto in Ireland at the age of 18. She trained in Dublin and Darjiling (Darjeeling), India, before taking her religious vows in 1937. While serving as principal of a Roman Catholic high school in Calcutta, she was moved by the presence of the sick and dying on the city's streets. In 1948, she was granted permission to leave her post at the convent and begin a ministry among the sick.

In 1950 Mother Teresa and her associates were approved within the archdiocese of Calcutta as the Missionaries of Charity. Later the order was recognized as a pontifical congregation under the jurisdiction of Rome.

In 1952 Mother Teresa opened the Nirmal Hriday (Pure Heart) Home for Dying Destitutes in Calcutta. Subsequently she extended her work worldwide. In recognition of her efforts she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

Declining health forced her to slow down in 1990. She died of a heart attack on Sept. 5, 1997 at the age of 87.

A Simple Path by Mother Teresa, Lucinda Vardey (Compiler), Mother Teresa

Everything Starts from Prayer : Mother Teresa's Meditations on Spiritual Life for People of All Faiths by Teresa, Anthony Stern (Introduction), Mother Teresa, Mother Teresa, Larry Dossey

Mother Teresa : In My Own Words by Teresa, Mother Teresa, Jose Luis Gonzalez-Balado

Joy in Loving : A Guide to Daily Living With Mother Teresa by Teresa, Jaya Chaliha (Editor), Edward Le Joly (Compiler), Mother Teresa, Edward Le Joy

My Life for the Poor : Mother Teresa of Calcutta by Mother Teresa, Jane Playfoot (Editor)