Saint Teresa of Calcutta (Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu), Virgin

Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910–1997), known globally as Mother Teresa, was an Albanian-born religious sister and foundress of the Missionaries of Charity. Entering the Sisters of Loreto in Ireland, she taught in Kolkata, India, before receiving a "call within a call" in 1946 to serve Christ in the poorest of the poor. Donning a simple white sari with blue border, Mother Teresa established home for the dying, orphanages, and leper colonies in the slums of Kolkata, extending her order across 130 countries. She witnessed boldly against abortion and secularism, receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Her life demonstrated that every human person bears the dignity of the image of God, exclaiming: "I see Jesus in every human being. When I wash the leper’s wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord Himself."