THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Mother Teresa
Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)
Mother Teresa was born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, North Macedonia and died on September 5, 1997, aged 87.
Born
August 26, 1910
Mother Teresa died aged 87.
Died: September 5, 1997
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Skopje, North Macedonia
- Professions
- religious sister, librettist, missionary, musician, founder of Catholic religious community, Christian nun, nun
- Citizenship
- India, Albania, Dominion of India, Ottoman Empire
More about Mother Teresa
- Zodiac sign
- Virgo
- Birth name
- Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu
Official links & social profiles
All birth date sources
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- Babelio
- GCatholic.org
- Find a Grave
- IMDb
- FemBio database
- Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
- AlKindi
- Munzinger Personen
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
How old was Mother Teresa when they died?
Mother Teresa died aged 87.
When is Mother Teresa’s birthday?
Mother Teresa’s recorded birthday is August 26.
Where was Mother Teresa born?
Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, North Macedonia.
What was Mother Teresa’s name at birth?
Mother Teresa’s recorded birth name is Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu.
When did Mother Teresa die?
Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997.