Convent‚ Calcutta‚ India Gender: Female Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Occupation: Religion‚ Activist Nationality: India Executive summary: Missionaries of Charity Father: Kolë (d. 1919) Mother: Drana Sister: Aga (b. 1904) Brother: Lazar (b. 1907) INTRODUCTION: Catholic nun‚ a missionary. Mother Teresa was born August 26‚ 1910 in Skopje‚ the current capital of the Republic of Macedonia‚ which was part of the Ottoman Empire at the time of her birth and
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"At the moment of death we will not be judged according to the number of good deeds we have done or by the diplomas we have received in our lifetime. We will be judged according to the love we have put into our work." MOTHER TERESA IN MY OWN WORDS (The Words of Mother Teresa) Compiled by Jose Luis Gonzales-Balado IN MY OWN WORDS (The Saying of Mother Teresa) Page 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ...............................
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Agnes was born on August 27‚ 1910 in Skopje in Macedonia and given the name of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Teresa was the youngest of three children born to Nikola and Dronda Bojaxhiu. Her family was deeply religious Roman Catholics. Agnes learned about charity from her mother and father who never turned away from those in need whether seeking food‚ shelter‚ clothing or even money. Her father was a popular merchant and a partner to an Italian merchant and her mother was a housewife. Her father owned several
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words that people think of in connection to Mother Teresa. Many people know that Mother Teresa was a charity worker‚ but she was so much more. As a religious woman‚ Mother Teresa showed the world that through prayers‚ devotion‚ and selflessness‚ that even in the worst of times that there is still hope. She left a legacy as a hardworking nun. Mother Teresa changed the world by being a devoted missionary leader‚ and left as a saint‚ religious figure‚ and one of the greatest humanitarians of the century
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<b>Biography</b> <br>Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born August 26‚ 1910 in Skopje‚ in Macedonia. Her childhood was comfortable and prosperous due to her father’s success. Her father encouraged his children to be generous and compassionate to those less fortunate. Her mother was very religious and she took the children to morning mass. Agnes often helped her mother deliver parcels of food and money to the poor and prayed with the whole family every evening. The family’s life changed dramatically after
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leave the school and focus on the needy. Even though Mother Teresa did not have much money to spend she set up a school for the kids who lived in the “slums”‚ or areas of major poverty. Eventually‚ she started her own order called “The Missionaries of Charity”. Throughout the rest of her life she dedicated it to helping the needy and poor. She exhibited a sense of kindness that money people have not reached. Mother Teresa ended up receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She was the true example
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(World Book). Mother Teresa changed the lives of many‚ which includes the rich‚ poor‚ parentless‚ living‚ and dying. Mother Teresa had a vision to serve the poor‚ a strong work ethic as a teacher‚ collaboration skills for working with the Missionaries of Charity‚ and a strong commitment to gospel values. Mother Teresa’s early years spent with her family and community prepared her for the hard work she was going to face in the future. Her name at birth was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She was born in August
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of the Lorretto nuns and wore a coarse‚ blue-bordered sari. Sister Teresa became an Indian Citizen in the year 1948 and came to be known as Mother Teresa. She had boundless faith and courage in her heart. She set up her organisation‚ the Missionaries of charity. It began formally in October‚ 1950. In the early days‚ she had lack of money and help. But Mother Teresa did not wait for them. She entered a slum‚ gathered a few children around her‚ picked up a stick and drew the letters of the Bengali
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those who were less fortunate than she was. She gave them food‚ lifted their spirits‚ and helped them survive. She established hospices and hospitals for the sick and dying‚ she started in Calcutta as she started a new religious order‚ the Missionaries of Charity‚ which spread throughout the world. Today the Order still cares for the poorest of the poor‚ the sick and dying. Mother Theresa and her nuns went out into the streets and picked up the dying homeless to bring them to her hospice She saw
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trash programs to clean up the wildlife habitats. Lastly‚ some are helpful to people by donating money or clothes to charities or going to poor places around the world to help rebuild the people and the places they live in. Mother Teresa is one of the types of people that helps others. As an inspiring and motivated woman‚ Mother Teresa was a civil rights leader‚ started several charities around the world‚ and pledged her life as chaste to help everyone. Mother Teresa was a woman who inspired many people
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