Commemorations of Mother Teresa

Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta has been memorialized throughout the world in honor of her selflessness and unswerving devotion to the poor. During her lifetime this commemorization often took the form of awards and honorary degrees bestowed upon her. She has also been memorizalized through museums and dedications of churches, roads and other structures.

Mother Teresa in Albania

• Mother Teresa Day (Dita e Nënë Terezës) on October 19 is a public holiday in Albania.
• The airport of Tirana, the capital of Albania, is the Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, named after Mother Teresa in 2002.
• The second largest square in Tirana, the largest being Skanderbeg Square, was named after Mother Teresa. A monument of Mother Teresa is also found there.
• The biggest Civil Hospital in Tirana, was named after her.

Mother Teresa in the Republic of Macedonia

Memorial Museum

The Memorial House of Mother Teresa was opened in Mother Teresa's hometown of Skopje, present-day Republic of Macedonia (). The museum has a significant selection of objects from Mother Teresa's life in Skopje and relics from her later life. In the memorial room there is a model of her family home, made by Vojo Georgievski.

Next to the memorial room, there is an area with the image of Mother Teresa as well as a memorial park and fountain.

Memorial plaque

Just at the edge of Skopje's City Mall (Gradski Trgovski Centar), is the place where the house of Mother Teresa used to stand. The memorial plaque...
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