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Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, MC, better known as Mother Teresa or Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and the founder of the Missionaries of Charity. She was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje, part of the Ottoman Empire at the time. At the age of 18, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived most of her life. On 4 September 2016, she was canonised as Saint Teresa of Calcutta. The anniversary of her death, 5 September, is her feast day.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cathedral of Saint Mother Teresa</span> Church in Pristina, Kosovo

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nikollë Bojaxhiu</span> Albanian businessman, benefactor and politician

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mother Teresa Square (Tirana)</span>

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