Mother Teresa was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun who dedicated her life to serving the destitute in Kolkata. Born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje, she joined the Sisters of Loreto in Ireland before moving to India to begin her missionary work. In 1950, she established the Missionaries of Charity, a religious order focused on aiding the poorest of the poor. Recognized globally for her humanitarian efforts, she received the Nobel Peace Prize and was later canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.