Mother Teresa

Known world over for the untiring and selfless work that she has done for the destitutes, lepers, and lesser privileged class of people, Mother Teresa, the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1979, was beatified as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta by Pope John Paul II after her death.

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