Role: Humanitarian, Nun, Missionary
Date of Birth: August 26, 1910
Date of Death: September 5, 1997
Mother Teresa dedicated her life to serving the destitute, sick, and dying through the Missionaries of Charity, which she founded in Kolkata, India. Her work provided shelter, food, and medical care to millions of society’s most vulnerable outcasts, including lepers and orphans. By showing radical compassion to those abandoned by society, she brought global attention to the dignity of every human life and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her tireless humanitarian service.
