Mother House

Mother House is the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, West Bengal, located on Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road in Entally. Founded by Saint Mother Teresa in 1950, the congregation moved to this building in 1953. It houses her tomb, a small museum displaying her belongings, and a chapel where she prayed. Revered as a pilgrimage site, it attracts visitors seeking to learn about her life, humanitarian work, and legacy of service to the poor.

Visitors can expect a simple, quiet two-storey building with a small chapel, the white marble tomb of Mother Teresa on the ground floor, and a small museum room upstairs displaying her personal belongings including her sari, sandals, bowl, and handwritten letters. The premises include a prayer hall where sisters gather, photographs and exhibits documenting her life and work, and a courtyard. The atmosphere is calm and reverential, with sisters of the Missionaries of Charity present.

Mother House has been the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity since 1953. The congregation was founded by Mother Teresa in Kolkata in 1950 to serve the poorest of the poor. Mother Teresa lived and worked from this house until her death on 5 September 1997. She was buried here, and the site later became her final resting place after her canonization as Saint Teresa of Calcutta by the Catholic Church on 4 September 2016.

Mother House is a significant Christian pilgrimage and reverential site in Kolkata, representing the legacy of humanitarian service and compassion associated with Saint Mother Teresa. It serves as the spiritual and administrative centre of the Missionaries of Charity, which operates homes for the destitute, orphans, and sick worldwide, and is visited by pilgrims and tourists to pay respects and learn about her life and mission.