Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa
(August 26, 1910 - September 5, 1997)

Mother Teresa (born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997), was a Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. For over forty years, she ministered to the needs of the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying in Kolkata (Calcutta), India.

As the Missionaries of Charity grew under Mother Teresa's leadership, they expanded their ministry to other countries. By the 1970s she had become internationally famed as a humanitarian and advocate for the poor and helpless, due in part to a documentary, and book, Something Beautiful for God by Malcolm Muggeridge.

Following her death she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and given the title Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.

Global Recognition:

• 1962 - Padma Shri by the Indian Government
• 1962 - Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding from Philippines.
• 1969 – Documentary on Mother Theresa “Something Beautiful for God”
• 1971 – Pope John XXII Peace Prize
• 1972 – Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
• 1976 - Pacem in Terris Award
• 1979 – Nobel Peace Prize "for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitute a threat to peace."
• 1980 – Bharat Ratna - India’s Highest Civilian Award
• 1999 - Ranked as the "most admired person of the 20th century" by a poll in the U.S.

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