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In 1950, Mother Teresa established the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation that was initially dedicated to serving "the poorest of the poor" in the slums of Calcutta.
Mother Teresa is a Roman Catholic saint who was a Nobel laureate known for her missionary work with the poor in India. She founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to the poor, and she was canonized as a saint in 2016.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta is an icon of selfless service to the poorest of the poor, the downtrodden, and those on the margins of society; with her love and compassion, she touched millions of lives during her lifetime and continues to do so through the untiring service of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious family she founded.
“I present you the most powerful woman in the world.” It is , when UN Secretary-General Pérez de Cuéllar introduces Mother Teresa of Calcutta to the United Nations General Assembly.
Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Uskup, Ottoman Empire (now Skopje, North Macedonia), on . Her family was of Albanian descent. At the age of twelve, she felt strongly the call of God. She knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of Christ.
Mother Teresa left a testament of unshakable faith, invincible hope and extraordinary charity. Her response to Jesus’ plea, “Come be My light,” made her a Missionary of Charity, a “mother to the poor,” a symbol of compassion to the world, and a living witness to the thirsting love of God.