Saint Teresa of Calcutta—considered one of the greatest humanitarians of the 20th Century—received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. In 1946, Mother Teresa petitioned the Catholic Church to let her leave the convent to which she had been assigned to work among the poor in the slums of Calcutta—a new congregation which become known as “the Missionaries of Charity.” This was just the beginning of her work among the poorest of the poor in India. At her death in 1997, there were more than 4,500 Mission

Mother Teresa is best known for her work with missionaries and their help to the poor and impoverished people of third world countries, but is Mother Teresa really the Saint we all have come to believe? | The Infographics Show

Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her efforts to serve the most underprivileged of society. She carried out her mission through the Missionaries of Charity. She established the organization in 1950. | NewsWatch Plus Philippines

2.3K views · 191 reactions | In 1979 St. Teresa of Calcutta, then known as Mother Teresa, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress in the world. Ten years later, in 1989, she continued to show the world her devotion to helping the poor and forgotten when she announced that she was giving the Archdiocese of Denver a gift - a gift of her sisters, the Sisters of Charity. #NobelPrizeDay | Denver Catholic | Facebook