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RARE signed photo of the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa
DALI LAMA XIV (Tenzin Gyatso). (1935- ) Tibetan religious leader. In 1939 he was recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama in a public declaration. During the 1959 Tibetan uprising he fled to India where he currently lives as a refugee. He is the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1989). In 1996 the Chinese Communist Party reinstated the total prohibition of any photograph of the 14th Dalai Lama. Authorities in Tibet have banned photographs in public places and monasteries. Plain clothes policemen went to hotels and restaurants and ordered all pictures of the Dalai Lama to be removed. His current net worth is $150 million.
MOTHER TERESA (1910-1997). Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary, known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta. In 1950 she founded the Missionaries of Charity. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and in 1985 she was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Ronald Reagan. She was closely associated with Pope John Paul II. Pope Francis recognized a second miracle attributed to Mother Teresa. She was canonized on December 17, 2015. A rare color photograph, possibly one of a kind of the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa, closeup, holding hands and smiling. Signed “God Bless You M. Teresa mc and signed by the Dalai Lama adding a sentiment in his hand. Notation on verso states this photo was signed by Mother Teresa during May 1997 very shortly before her passing. This is the first signed photo of the two we have seen. In fine condition. Can easily be considered a museum piece .........SOLD
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