Mother Teresa,a dedicated soul for mankind was born on August 26,1920 at Scopze in Macedonia.At eighteen she decided to became a nun.She joined the order of the sisters of our lady Loreto in Ireland.
In 1928 she came to India and thereby she became an Indian citizen.Thus though she was Albenian by birth, she became an Indian by choice.She started her life in Calcutta as a teacher in Calcutta girls school in 1931,but soon the mother in her, cried for the sufferings of the poor and the down trodden.
By this time Mother Teresa was moved to see the epidemic that spread in the streets of Calcutta . She founded a home for the poor named "Nirmal Hriday"at kalighat which became the shelter of the sufferings.
She started an orphanage in 1953.In 1957 she and her missionaries of charity began to work with the lepers.Their activities have now been spread all over the world.In 1973 she was awarded the Nobel prize for peace.
Mother Teresa died in September 5,1997.She will be remembered for her divine love for the children and the dying destitute.