Mary teresa bojaxhiu commonly called mother teresa and known in the roman catholic church as saint teresa of calcutta born anjez235 gonxhe bojaxhiu albanian aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu 26 august 1910 5 september 1997 was an albanianindian roman catholic nun and missionary she was born in skopje now the capital of north.