Mother Teresa Day in Albania honors the life and humanitarian legacy of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Albania's most revered figure, celebrating her compassion, charity and lifelong service to the poor and suffering.

When is Mother Teresa Day?

Mother Teresa Day in Albania is observed on September 5 every year.

The following is the list of Mother Teresa Day from 2020 to 2049.

The History of Mother Teresa Day?

Mother Teresa, born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in Skopje (then part of the Ottoman Empire, now North Macedonia), was of Albanian descent. Her family came from northern Albania, and maintained strong ties to Albanian culture, language, and Catholic faith. From a young age, Anjezë felt a deep calling to serve humanity, inspired by her mother's devotion to helping the poor and her community's strong spiritual traditions.

At age 18, she joined the Sisters of Loreto in Ireland and soon moved to India, where she took the name Teresa after Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. In 1946, she experienced what she called "the call within the call", leaving her convent to work among Kolkata's poorest citizens.

She founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950, an order dedicated to caring for "the poorest of the poor". Over time, her work expanded globally, establishing orphanages, hospices, and centers for the sick and dying in over 130 countries. Her humility and selflessness earned worldwide recognition, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

During Albania's communist era (1945–1990), religion was banned, and Mother Teresa's name was largely suppressed. After the fall of communism, she became a national symbol of faith, compassion and pride for Albanians worldwide.

Her visits to Albania in the early 1990s, including meeting with then-President Ramiz Alia, deeply moved the nation. Her legacy helped inspire a moral and spiritual renewal in post-communist Albania.

Mother Teresa Day was officially established as a national holiday in Albania to honor her canonization by the Catholic Church and her enduring humanitarian legacy. The date, September 5, marks the anniversary of her death in 1997, the same day recognized globally by the United Nations as the International Day of Charity.

Mother Teresa Day celebrates more than her religious devotion, it represents humanity and compassion beyond borders or faiths. She remains a national heroine and an international icon of kindness, embodying Albania's enduring values of generosity and empathy.