Mother Teresa birth anniversary: 5 lesser-known facts

Mother Teresa birth anniversary: 5 lesser-known facts Nascimento Pinto Mid-Day Lifestyle By Nascimento Pinto Published Aug 25, 2025 [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Birthday Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, popularly known as Mother Teresa was born on August 26 in 1910 in Skopje, Kosovo in the Ottoman Empire Pixabay [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Life`s work Mother Teresa established the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation, in 1950 dedicated to help the poor in the slums of Calcutta File pic [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Awards Over time, she also received many awards including the Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize in 1962, and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 File pic [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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