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Nashville, Tennessee: Mother Teresa Miracle Nun Bun (Gone)

Miraculous cinnamon bun bearing an uncanny resemblance to Mother Teresa. Displayed in the Bongo Java Coffee Shop until 2005 when someone broke in and stole it.

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Miracle Cinnamon Nun Bun Stolen in Christmas Day Heist

In Nashville, Tennessee, someone broke into the Bongo Java Coffee Shop early Christmas morning and made off with a miraculous cinnamon bun bearing an uncanny resemblance to Mother Teresa. The "Nun Bun " -- as it was relabeled after Mother Teresa objected to commercial promotion of her image -- had been on display in the shop since its discovery ten years ago.

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[12/26/2005] Complete News Story

Coffee Shop Owner Vows to Continue Exhibit of Miracle "Nun Bun"

A cinnamon bun bearing an uncanny resemblance to Mother Teresa will remain on public display, despite her recent death. The bun was discovered at the Bongo Java Coffee Shop in Nashville in 1996....

[09/21/1997] Complete News Story


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