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Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Mother Teresa

Period
1910–1997
Feast day
5 September
Associated region
Skopje and Kolkata, India

Founder of the Missionaries of Charity, who worked among the destitute of Kolkata.

Key timeline

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  1. 1950

    Missionaries of Charity founded

  2. 1979

    Nobel Peace Prize

  3. 2016

    Canonised

Born in Skopje to an Albanian family, she joined the Loreto Sisters in 1928 and taught in Calcutta (Kolkata). In 1950 she founded the Missionaries of Charity to serve the very poor and dying.

Principal written sources

  • Letters, published as Come Be My Light (2007)

Full timeline

  1. 1928

    Joins the Loreto Sisters

  2. 1950

    Missionaries of Charity founded

  3. 1979

    Nobel Peace Prize

  4. 1997

    Death in Kolkata

  5. 2016

    Canonised

She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and was canonised in 2016. Her work also drew criticism, including over standards of medical care in her homes and her opposition to contraception and abortion.

Feast day
  • 5 September
Venerated in (starting dataset)
Catholic, Anglican.
Patronage and roles (starting dataset)
Missionaries of Charity, Poor, World Peace
Places
Skopje · Dublin (Loreto Sisters) · Kolkata

Accounts in the starting dataset

The source workbook lists these under “Confirmed Miracle / Key Event”. The Atlas does not treat them as confirmed: each is labelled by the kind of evidence behind it.

  • Church-recognisedRecognised for her beatification

    “Beatification miracle: Disappearance of abdominal tumor in Monica Besra (1998)”

    Accepted as a miracle by the Catholic Church for her beatification (2003). Some of the doctors involved attributed the recovery to medical treatment.

  • Church-recognisedRecognised for her canonisation

    “Canonization miracle: Cure of Marcilio Andrino's multiple brain abscesses (2008)”

    Accepted as a miracle by the Catholic Church for her canonisation (2016).

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Editorial status

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References

  • Workbook linkNot yet checked

    motherteresa.org

    Link supplied in the source workbook (“Top 100 Saints”, row 100). It has not been checked to confirm that it supports every claim in that row.

Original workbook record

Imported unchanged from “Top 100 Saints”, row 100. Values here are the starting dataset, not verified facts; where the Atlas differs, the reason is noted below.

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Saint / Title
Saint Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)
Primary Traditions Veneration
Catholic, Anglican
Feast Day(s)
Sept 5
Era / Lived
1910 – 1997 AD
Origin / Region
Skopje / Kolkata, India
Patronage & Major Roles
Missionaries of Charity, Poor, World Peace
Confirmed Miracle / Key Event 1
Beatification miracle: Disappearance of abdominal tumor in Monica Besra (1998)
Confirmed Miracle / Key Event 2
Canonization miracle: Cure of Marcilio Andrino's multiple brain abscesses (2008)
Key Contribution / Historical Significance
Founder of Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata; Nobel Peace Prize laureate dedicated to destitute dying.
Reference Link
https://www.motherteresa.org

Editorial notes on this record

  • Primary Traditions Veneration: “Anglican” veneration not checked.