Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu[1](pronounced [aɡˈnɛs ˈɡɔndʒa bɔjaˈdʒiu]), was a Catholic nun of Albanian[2][3] ethnicity and Indiancitizenship,[4] who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India in 1950. For over 45 years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then in other countries. Following her death she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and given the title Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.[5][6]
By the 1970s, she was 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. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and India's highest civilian honour, theBharat Ratna, in 1980 for her humanitarian work. Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity continued to expand, and at the time of her death it was operating 610 missions
| Mother Teresa of Calcutta | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Order | Missionaries of Charity |
| Personal | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu August 26, 1910 Üsküb, Ottoman Empire (today'sSkopje, Republic of Macedonia) |
| Died | September 5, 1997 (aged 87) Calcutta, India |
| Senior posting | |
| Title | Superior General |
| Period in office | 1950–1997 |
| Successor | Nirmala Joshi |
She has been praised by many individuals, governments and organizations; however, she has also faced a diverse range of criticism. These include objections by various individuals and groups, including Christopher Hitchens, Michael Parenti, Aroup Chatterjee, Vishva Hindu Parishad, against the proselytizing focus of her work including a strong stance against contraception and abortion, a belief in the spiritual goodness of poverty and alleged baptisms of the dying. Medical journals also criticised the standard of medical care in her hospices and concerns were raised about the opaque nature in which donated money was spent. In 2010 on the 100th anniversary of her birth, she was honoured around the world, and her work praised by Indian President Pratibha Patil.[7]
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