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In Photos | Remembering Mother Teresa on Her Death Anniversary And A Life Dedicated To Service

Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910 in Uskup, then part of the Ottoman Empire and now known as Skopje, North Macedonia, became one of the world’s most recognisable symbols of service and compassion

A Catholic lights a candle at the tomb of Saint Teresa on the anniversary of the saint’s death, in Kolkata, India. | Photo: AP/Bikas Das
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A Catholic nun of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, prays at her tomb on the anniversary of the saint’s death, in Kolkata, India.
A Catholic nun of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, prays at her tomb on the anniversary of the saint’s death, in Kolkata, India. | Photo: AP/Bikas Das
A Catholic nun, left, of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, attends a visitor near the tomb on the anniversary of the saint’s death, in Kolkata, India.
A Catholic nun, left, of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, attends a visitor near the tomb on the anniversary of the saint’s death, in Kolkata, India. | Photo: AP/Bikas Das
Nuns gather to offer prayers on the death anniversary of Mother Teresa, at the Missionaries of Charity, in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Nuns gather to offer prayers on the death anniversary of Mother Teresa, at the Missionaries of Charity, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
Nuns offer prayers to observe on the death anniversary of Mother Teresa, at the Missionaries of Charity, in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Nuns offer prayers to observe on the death anniversary of Mother Teresa, at the Missionaries of Charity, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
Catholics pray in front of a statue outside of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, on the anniversary of the saint’s death, in Kolkata, India.
Catholics pray in front of a statue outside of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, on the anniversary of the saint’s death, in Kolkata, India. | Photo: AP/Bikas Das
People wait in a queue to collect free food before its distribution on the death anniversary of Mother Teresa, at the Missionaries of Charity, in Kolkata, West Bengal.
People wait in a queue to collect free food before its distribution on the death anniversary of Mother Teresa, at the Missionaries of Charity, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
Catholic nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, and visitors chant 'happy feast day' on the anniversary of the saint’s death, in Kolkata, India.
Catholic nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, and visitors chant 'happy feast day' on the anniversary of the saint’s death, in Kolkata, India. | Photo: AP/Bikas Das
Catholic nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, and visitors chant 'happy feast dayon the anniversary of the saint’s death, in Kolkata, India.
Catholic nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, and visitors chant 'happy feast dayon the anniversary of the saint’s death, in Kolkata, India. | Photo: AP/Bikas Das
Nuns distribute free food to people on the death anniversary of Mother Teresa, at the Missionaries of Charity, in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Nuns distribute free food to people on the death anniversary of Mother Teresa, at the Missionaries of Charity, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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