7 Facts You should know about Mother Teresa

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Mother Teresa is set to become a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

But who is She?

These are what you should know:

  1. Mother Teresa was born 26th of August 1910.
  2. She was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary.
  3. She was born in Skopje (modern Republic of Macedonia).
  4. After having lived in Macedonia for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life.
  5. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, which in 2012 consisted of over 4,500 sisters and was active in 133 countries.
  6. She is a recipient of numerous honours, including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize.
  7. She died 5th of September 1997.