On Sunday, September 5, the U.S. Postal Service will pay tribute to Mother Teresa with a stamp dedication at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Greater Upper Church in Washington DC.Noted for her compassion toward the poor and suffering, Mother Teresa, a diminutive Roman Catholic nun and honorary U.S. citizen, served the sick and destitute of India and the world for nearly 50 years.
Mother Teresa, an ethnic Albanian, was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in Skopje in what is now the Republic of Macedonia. She was drawn to the religious life as a young girl, and left her home at the age of 18 to serve as a Roman Catholic missionary in India. Having adopted the name of Sister Mary Teresa, she arrived in India in 1929 and underwent initial training in religious life at a convent in Darjeeling, north of Calcutta. Two years later, she took temporary vows as a nun before transferring to a convent in Calcutta. She became known as Mother Teresa in 1937, when she took her final vows.
Mother Teresa received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her internationally-renowned contributions and is an honorary U.S. citizen.
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