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Mother Teresa |
Born | (1910-08-26)August 26, 1910
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Died | 5 September 1997(1997-09-05) (aged 87)
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Occupation | Roman Catholic nun, humanitarian |
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Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun who started the Missionaries of Charity and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work with people. For over forty years, she took care of needs of those without money, those who were sick, those without parents, and those dying in Calcutta (Kolkata), guided in part by the ideals of Saint Francis of Assisi. She was born in Skopje, Macedonia, and died in Calcutta.