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She opened and ran many schools in Kolkata. She also conducted

many homes for parentless and homeless children. She worked

with the lepers who were not liked in the society then. Her work

and fame grew bigger and bigger. By 1979 Mother Teresa had

expanded her work to more than twenty five countries in the

world. She was recognized and helped by many people.

Mother Teresa did not marry. She did

not enjoy a rich life. She was always

happy to serve the needy people. This

owned her a great respect worldwide.

She was awarded the most reputed

Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She was

also honoured with the Pope John

Peace Prize.

In the 1980s and 1990s Mother Teresa

suffered from poor health. She had a heart attack twice in 1983

and 1989. But she didn’t stop working. By 1990, her work had

reached more than thirty countries. In March 1997 she selected

Sister Nirmala, a nun from Nepal to look after her work. In

August 1997 she celebrated her eighty seventh birthday and

short after that she had a heart attack again. This time the cruel

heart attack took her. She died on September 5, 1997. The whole

world cried for this woman.

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