Mother Teresa (1910-1997) was a Catholic nun of Albanian Origin who migrated to India in 1929 at the age of 19 and lived there for rest of her life, adopting Indian citizenship.
Mother Teresa was perhaps the greatest humanitarian of her time. In 1948 Mother Teresa was given permission to leave the convent and work to serve the poor and needy in Calcutta. In 1950 she started her own mission called Missionaries of Charity. The work of this organization has spread all over the World. Through this organization Mother Teresa has provided food, medical aid, shelter and education to the poorest of the poor and neediest of the needy, not only in Calcutta or India, but nearly in 100 countries all over the world.
In recognition of her work and her achievements, Mother Teresa was awarded many prizes and honours including Nobel Prize for peace. Currently the process of officially recognizing her as a saint is in progress.
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