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Mother Teresa's death was mourned in the secular and religious communities. Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif called her "a rare and unique individual who lived long for higher purposes. Her life-long devotion to the care of the poor, the sick, and the disadvantaged was one of the highest examples of service to our humanity."
Indian Railways introduced a new train, "Mother Express", named after Mother Teresa, on August 26, 2010, to mark her birth centenary. [ 2 ] Mother Teresa Women's University , in Kodaikanal , was established in 1984 as a public university by the Government of Tamil Nadu .
Monument of Mother Teresa next to the memorial house. Construction of the house began in May 2008. The project was financed by the Government of Macedonia and carried out by the Ministry of Culture. It is a modern, transformed version of Mother Teresa's birth house with a multifunctional but sacral character.
Mother Teresa -- a world-renowned nun who was also known as the Saint of the Gutters -- died at age 87 in India
Before Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Trump compared himself to the late South African anti-Apartheid icon in April, a man who spent 27 years in jail as part of his fight for equality.
Sister Marie Agnès changed her name to Sister Marie of the Trinity and of the Holy Face [125] and Céline years later (on November 14, 1916) received permission (from Mother Agnes of Jesus (Pauline)) to change her name to "Sister Genevieve of the Holy Face and of Saint Teresa" [126] and is now most commonly known as Sr Genevieve of the Holy Face.
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At that time, she learned of Mother Teresa's work and wanted to share in that service. She soon converted to Catholicism and joined the Missionaries of Charity, founded by Mother Teresa. [7] Joshi completed a master's degree in political science and then went on to secure a doctorate degree in law from the University of Calcutta.