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Mother Teresa Quotes On The Anniversary Of Her Death

Remembering Mother Teresa
NEW DELHI, INDIA: (FILES) This undated photo shows Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa will be beatified, 19 October 2003, in a ceremony in St Peter's Square, Vatican. The beatification ceremony is the penultimate step to being canonised a saint and has been the shortest in modern history. Following the beatification, a second miracle has to be verified by the Vatican before Mother Teresa can be proclaimed a saint. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images)
NEW DELHI, INDIA: (FILES) This undated photo shows Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa will be beatified, 19 October 2003, in a ceremony in St Peter's Square, Vatican. The beatification ceremony is the penultimate step to being canonised a saint and has been the shortest in modern history. Following the beatification, a second miracle has to be verified by the Vatican before Mother Teresa can be proclaimed a saint. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images)

We remember Mother Teresa, who died on September 5, 1997, though her legacy continues to move the world even years after her passing.

Known for her work with the poorest of the poor, she took her vows at the age of 20 in India, where she started a slum school and founded her own order, "The Missionaries of Charity." She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her tireless work on behalf of the downtrodden.

Read her words here:

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