Mother Teresa was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in the Ottoman Empire. She grew up Roman Catholic and started Missionaries of Charity when che became older. This organizations purpose is to care for the people who may no longer care for themselves. These people are ex-prostitutes, STD patients, the mentally ill... etc. This program achieved great success under her and she later received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the Organization. She died in September of 1997 at age 87.
While she accomplished great things, helped the poorest of poor people, and lived a life very close to that of Christ, she is not yet a Saint. There have been many steps to canonize her as a Saint like Pope John Paul II overriding the 5 year waiting period to beatify her, but she has not yet been canonized. Although she is not yet a Saint, there is a very good chance she will become one in the future.
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