Mother Teresa was born as Agnese Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. She chose the name Teresa after Thérèse de Lisieux, the patron saint of missionaries, after she took her first religious vows as a nun on May 24, 1931. She was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun with Indian citizenship. She founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (Calcutta) in India in 1950. She dedicated her whole life to helping the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then throughout other countries.
In 1962, she was awarded the Padma Shri - an award given by the Indian government to recognize contributions to various activities - and the Philipine-based Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding. By 1970s, she was internationally famed for being a humanitarian and an advocate for the poor and the helpless. Paul VI gave her the first Pope John XIII Peace Prize in 1971. She received the Jawaharlal Award for international understanding in 1972. In 1976, she received the Pacem in Terris Award. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 1980 for her humanitarian work. She was appointed the honorary Companion of the Order of Australia in 1982 and the Order of Merit in 1983 from the United Kingdom. In 1985, President Ronald Reagan presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1994, she was granted the Golden Honour of the Nation her Albainian homeland. She was granted citizenship in the U.S. on November 16, 1996.
At the time of her death in 1997, Missionaries of Charity was operating 610 missions in 123 countries, including hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis, soup kitchens, children's and family counseling programs, orphanages and schools.
She was praised by many individuals, governments, and organizations, many of which follow in her footsteps to help better the world and helping those in need. However, despite her work, she received a diverse range of criticism including objections by various individuals and groups against the proselytizing focus of her work - a conversion to a new religion or deity. Several medical journals also criticized the standard of medical care in her hospices and concerns were raised in the nature in which donated money was spent.
Despite the criticisms of her work, following her death, she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and given the title Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.
A few interesting facts of her famous humanitarian acts are as follows:
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She is known for her good works around the world but did most of her work in Calcutta, India.
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Mother Teresa was most active in the Indian city of Calcutta.
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Mother Teresa spent most of her life in Calcutta, India.
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