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Mother Teresa

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  1. A Roman Catholic nun, born in Yugoslavia, who received the Nobel Prize for peace in 1979 for her humanitarian work among lepers and other dying poor of Calcutta.


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Rubio will visit Kolkata, home to Mother Teresa and one of the oldest US consulates, as well as the world-iconic Taj Mahal in Agra and palace-filled Jaipur.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

Roberts disparaging the Rockies was a bit surprising because it was akin to someone telling Mother Teresa to take a hike.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2025

As a child, she met Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton and Mother Teresa, and her family were invited to the White House.

From BBC Dec. 19, 2024

Her contemporaries, if they were still alive, would be Lyndon B. Johnson, Lucille Ball and Mother Teresa.

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2024

Saint Sarah: clear, glowing skin; perfectly proportioned, neat features with a big, ever-present smile flashing perfect teeth; a steely determined head; and a Mother Teresa heart.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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