Calcutta, West Bengal, India
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
She died in Calcutta, India on September 5, 1997.
She died in Calcutta (Kolkata) in the Indian state of West Bengal.
She died of heart failure in Calcutta, India, on September 5, 1997.
Mother Theresa's funeral was held in St. Thomas Church in Calcutta. The funeral rites began with a military escort of 15 vehicles carrying her body on a gun carriage in a procession from St. Thomas to the stadium and then to a private burial at Mother House, the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charityreligious order founded by Mother Teresa.
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The last saint to die was Saint Teresa of Calcutta, also known as Mother Teresa. She passed away on September 5, 1997.
When Mother Teresa founded her Order, she started in the city of Calcutta.
Mother Teresa spent most of her life in Calcutta, India.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
Mother Teresa is now called Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, this is the last step before canonization.