separateurCreated with Sketch.

Happy 107th Birthday, Saint Teresa of Calcutta!

MOTHER TERESA,BIRTHDAY
whatsappfacebooktwitter-xemailnative
Aleteia Image Department - published on 08/28/17
whatsappfacebooktwitter-xemailnative

Photo of the Day: August 28, 2017

Help Aleteia continue its mission by making a tax-deductible donation. In this way, Aleteia’s future will be yours as well.


Donate with just 3 clicks

*Your donation is tax deductible!

Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity pray at the headstone of Saint Teresa of Calcutta on the 107th anniversary of her birth at their Motherhouse in Kolkata, India on August 26, 2017.

Mother Teresa, a Nobel peace prize winner and Roman Catholic saint, was born on August 26, 1910 to Albanian parents in what is now Skopje in Macedonia. She was canonized by Pope Francis on September 4, 2016.

Photograph by Dibyangshu Sarkar for AFP

Did you enjoy this article? Would you like to read more like this?

Get Aleteia delivered to your inbox. It’s free!

Aleteia exists thanks to your donations

Help us to continue our mission of sharing Christian news and inspiring stories. Please make a donation today! Take advantage of the end of the year to get a tax deduction for 2024.