Madre Teresa di Calcutta
Also known as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu
religiosa albanese-indiana (1910-1997)
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Mother Teresa was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun who spent her life as a missionary, most notably working with the poor in Calcutta, India from 1948 onward. She founded the Missionaries of Charity organization and became one of the most prominent religious figures of the 20th century, though her legacy remains subject to both widespread admiration and significant criticism.
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- Spread Love
- Desde el Corazon Del Mundo
- No Greater Love
- Do Something Beautiful for God the Essential Teachings of Mother Teresa
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- Mother Teresa: For the Love of God? — Self (Archival Footage)2022
- Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger — Self (archive footage)2014
- Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion — Self1997
- Hell's Angel — Self (archive footage)1994
- Intimate Portrait — Self (archive footage)1993
- Mother Teresa — Self1986
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
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Madre Teresa di Calcutta, al secolo Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔnʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu], per la Chiesa cattolica Santa Teresa di Calcutta per il culto tributatole, e spesso nota semplicemente come Madre Teresa (Skopje, 26 agosto 1910 – Calcutta, 5 settembre 1997), è stata una religiosa albanese naturalizzata indiana di fede cattolica, fondatrice della congregazione religiosa delle Missionarie della carità. Il suo lavoro instancabile tra le vittime della povertà di Calcutta l'ha resa una delle persone più famose al mondo e le ha valso numerosi riconoscimenti, tra cui il Premio Nobel per la Pace nel 1979. È stata proclamata beata da papa Giovanni Paolo II il 19 ottobre 2003 e santa da papa Francesco il 4 settembre 2016.
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1910 births1997 deaths20th-century Indian Roman Catholic nuns20th-century philanthropists20th-century women philanthropistsAlbanian people from the Ottoman EmpireAlbanian Roman Catholic religious sisters and nunsAlbanian Roman Catholic saintsAnti-abortion activistsAnti-contraception activistsBeatifications by Pope John Paul IICanonizations by Pope Francis