Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒi.u]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), better known as Mother Teresa or Saint Mother Teresa,[a] was an Albanian Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity and is a Catholic saint.[6][7][8] Born in Skopje, then part of the Ottoman Empire,[b] she was raised in a devoutly Catholic family. At the age of 18, she moved to Ireland to join the Sisters of Loreto and later to India, where she lived most of her life and carried out her missionary work. On 4 September 2016, she was canonised by the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta. The anniversary of her death, 5 September, is now observed as her feast day.
The people of Macedonia are a diverse group of ethnicities, including Macedonians, Albanians, Bulgarians, Greeks, Serbs, Turks, and Roma. They are known for their rich history, strong sense of community, and love of music, dance, and food.
Other ethnic groups
- Albanians: The largest minority in North Macedonia, concentrated in the northwestern part of the country
- Turks: A legacy of the 500-year rule of the Ottoman Empire, mostly scattered across central and western North Macedonia
- Roma: A significant minority group in North Macedonia
- Serbs: A significant minority group in North Macedonia
- Vlachs (Aromani): A much smaller minority group in North Macedonia, mostly living in the old mountain city of Kruše
There are six Macedonian scientists and academicians that have made it on the Stanford University 2020 list of most influential scientists. The scientists’ success is measured by the number of times their research papers and publications are cited by other scientists around the world.
The Macedonians on the Stanford list are the President of the Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Ljupco Kotsarev who is a physicist and computer scientists; Leonid Grchev, Macedonian Academy member and professor of electromagnetics, electrothermics and telecommunications, and Ratko Janev, the late Academy member and professor of atomic physics, who it is interesting to note, was a Macedonian born in Sveti Vrach, Bulgaria.