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Write the bio-sketch of the following famous personality.
Full name: Mother Teresa
Born: 26 August 1910, Albania
Died: 5 September 1997 (age 87), Kolkata, India
Ethnicity: Albania
Citizenship: India (1948-1997)
Occupation: Catholic nun, Christian missionary
Religion: Catholic Christian
Awards: Nobel Peace Prize (1979), Bharat Ratna (1980)
Beautification by: Pope John Paul II and given the title Blessed Teresa of Kolkata

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Hint: We have to write the bio-sketch of Mother Teresa in the form of a paragraph or paragraphs while including the information given in the question.

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Mother Teresa was born on 26th August, 1910 in Albania which is in southeastern Europe. She was Albanian in ethnicity. Though she was from Albania, she had lived all her life in India. She had an Indian citizenship since she lived in India from 1948 to 1997.
She was a Catholic nun as well as a Christian missionary. She belonged to the Catholic sect of Christianity. For her selfless work towards the poor of India, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and the Bharat Ratna in 1980.
Mother Teresa was beatified, that is, attributed as a ‘Saint’ by Pope John Paul II since she answered a woman’s prayer to cure her brain tumour. She was titled the ‘Blessed Teresa of Kolkata’ since she worked hard to uplift the poor, especially women, of Kolkata in West Bengal.
She died on 5th September, 1997 in Kolkata, India. She was 87 years old.

Note: It is important to include all the information given in the question. Words can be added to make the answer grammatically. Punctuations need to be paid attention to. Paragraphs should be divided so as to not make the answer look cramped. The language should be formal.