Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, MC, commonly known as Mother Teresa, was a Roman Catholic religious sister and missionary who lived most of her life in India. Mother Teresa Biography.-- Born: August 26, 1910, Skopje, Macedonia (FYROM) Died: September 5, 1997, Kolkata. Full name: Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. Education: Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham (1928–1929) Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Bharat Ratna, Order of the Smile, more Parents: Nikollë Bojaxhiu, Dranafile Bojaxhiu