A small and humble statue of Mother Teresa, a nun of ethnic Albanian origin (born in Skopje in what is now Macedonia) who devoted her life to the poor in India. The fountain around the statue is sadly crumbling - and rumours have it that a new, bigger statue of the tiny lady will be erected in front of the new cathedral to replace this one.
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She was originally Albanian, born in Prizren and moved to Macedonia before she went to India.
EDITOR: ...born in Prizren? Eh?
Mother Teresa is NOT of ethnic Albanian origin, she was Vlach. Check your facts please.
EDITOR: The semi-saint herself even said she's Albanian though she may be fibbing. We also asked our Bucharest office and they confirmed that Romania's main airport was not yet named after her, though Albania's is.