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| Birth Name | Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu |
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| Real Name | Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu |
| Other Name | Blessed Teresa of Calcutta |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5' (152 cm) |
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| Eye Color | Grey |
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| Venerated | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 19/10/2003 |
| Colonized | 4/09/2016 |
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| Major Shrine | Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Feast | 5 September |
| Successor | Sr. Nirmala Joshi, MC |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | Attended a government school |
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| Learned | English at Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham, Ireland |
Personal Life
| Date of Death | 05/09/1997 |
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| Place of Death | Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India |
| Death Cause | Cardia Arrest - Prolonged illness including heart issues, pneumonia, and malaria |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Religion | Christianity (Catholicism) |
| Ethnicity | Albanian |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Hometown | Skopje, Macedonia |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status (at the time of death) | Unmarried | ||||||||||
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Career
| Founding | Missionaries of Charity in 1950 |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| Mother Teresa was proficient in five languages: Albanian, English, Bengali, Hindi, and Serbian. | |
| In 1989, she experienced a heart attack and contemplated resigning as the head of the Missionaries of Charity. | |
| Despite her health scare, she continued in her position following a unanimous decision by the organization. | |
| At the time of her passing, over 4,000 sisters and 300 brothers were engaged in 610 missions across 123 countries, spreading her humanitarian work globally. |