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Portrait of mother Teresa holding a newborn in her hands Lettering: CANONISATION DE MÈRE TERESA 2016 Translation: CANONISATION OF MOTHER TERESA 2016

Mother Teresa canonisation medallion

Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu was born on 26 August 1910 in the village of Üsküp, in the Ottoman Empire (now Skopje in North Macedonia).  Better known as Mother Teresa, the Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and the founder of the Missionaries of Charity.
Portrait of mother Teresa holding a newborn in her hands

Lettering:
CANONISATION DE MÈRE TERESA
2016

Translation:
CANONISATION OF MOTHER TERESA
2016

At 18, Mother Teresa moved to Ireland and the India, where she lived most of her life. On 4 September 2016, she was canonised by the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta. The anniversary of her death, 5 September, is her feast day.

The Missionaries of Charity manages homes for people who are dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy, and tuberculosis. The congregation also runs soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, children’s and family counselling programmes, as well as orphanages and schools. Members take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and also profess a fourth vow: to give “wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor.”

The front of this French commemorative piece shows Mother Teresa holding a baby.

Central hands in prayer position with the cross of Christ behind with on each side an ear making a half circle up to the top Script: Latin Lettering: 1910 1997

The reverse of the piece shows praying hands with a cross. Here is the official canonisation portrait of Mother Teresa, painted by renowned American artist Chas Fagan and commissioned by the Knights of Columbus:

Portrait of Mother Teresa dressed in white with blue trim, with a cross on her shoulder, rosary in her hands and halo around her head
Portrait of mother Teresa holding a newborn in her hands Lettering: CANONISATION DE MÈRE TERESA 2016 Translation: CANONISATION OF MOTHER TERESA 2016

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