Mother Teresa was born on September 4 2016.
Canonization is the act by which the Catholic Church or the Anglican Communion declare that a person who has died was a saint , upon which declaration the person is included in the `` canon '' , or list , of recognized saints . Mother Teresa . She was canonised ( recognised by the church as a saint ) on 4 September 2016 , and the anniversary of her death ( 5 September ) is her feast day .