HannahMother Teresa was an Albanian saint. Here are some interesting facts about her!
– Her birth name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
– Her father passed away when she was young, so she was raised by her mother
– When she was eighteen she spent a year in Ireland learning how to speak English, before she went off to help the sick and poor in India
– Albania’s airport is named after her, called Aeroporti Nene Tereza
– She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979
– When she was awarded the prize, she asked to have the winnings/money go to the needy of India, instead of her
– One time, she traveled through the middle of a war zone to save 37 children
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For more information on Mother Teresa:
https://www.biography.com/religious-figure/mother-teresa
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1979/teresa/biographical/
