It was on September 4, 2016 - 10 years ago - that Pope Francis canonised Mother Teresa at The Vatican, formally declaring a saint the frail, tiny nun whose life of compassion had transcended religion, nationality and borders. Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, later Mother Teresa, was born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, North Macedonia in Europe and became eternal on September 5, 1997 (aged 87) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. As a teen, Anjeze joined the Sisters of Loreto in Ireland