Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Birth name: Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu

Found the Missionaries of Charity

Diary entry: Our Lord wants me to be a free nun covered with the poverty of the cross

Was once asked, "What can we do to promote world peace?" To which she answered, "Go home and love your family"

She refused the ceremonial banquet for the Nobel Peace Prize; instead, she asked that the funds be donated to the poor in Calcutta

Feast Day: September 5

Beatified: October 19, 2003

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