Mother Teresa was born on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, then part of the Ottoman Empire.
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, who would later be known worldwide as Mother Teresa, was born on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, a city that was then part of the Ottoman Empire and is today the capital of North Macedonia. Her Albanian parents, Nikollë and Drana Bojaxhiu, were devoted Catholics, and their religious beliefs had a profound influence on her early development and spiritual life. From a young age, she was immersed in the teachings of the Church and inspired by her mother's commitment to charity and helping the poor.
This nurturing environment laid the foundation for her relentless humanitarian work, which would later make her an international symbol of charity and compassion. Her birth in a region marked by cultural and political change would also inform her understanding of multiculturalism and religiosity, traits that would become essential in her global mission work.
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