Mother Teresa Between many spiritual leaders lies the well known Mother Teresa. She was the former head of the Missionaries of charity in Calcutta‚ India. She ministered to the poorest of the poor and touched the lives of many people. Even though she did many good things‚ she never saw herself as special or as deserving public acclaim. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born on August 26‚ 1910 in Skopje‚ a town in Macedonia. She had a four year old sister named Age‚ and a seven year old brother named
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26th August 1910 – 5th September 1997 By: Christina Donnelly Contents page 1. Cover page 2. Contents page 3. Mother Teresa’s background 4. Mother Teresa’s vocation 5. The work of Mother Teresa 6. Pictures of Mother Teresa and her work 7. Mother Teresa’s quotes Mother Teresa’s background Originally named Agnes ‚ Mother Teresa was born on August 27‚ 1910 in Skopje (present day Macedonia). Agnes’s family were Albanian Catholic and they belong to the Albanian community. Her
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Mother Teresa – Biography Report Mother Teresa was born on 26 August 1910 in Albania. Her real name was Agnes Bojaxhiu. She lived in a large house with her younger brother and a sister. Agnes’s father was a builder; he was a kind man who gave money to the poor. Her mother hated to see things go to waste‚ for example; she would turn off the lights after tea so the electricity is not wasted. Agnes’s father had died when she was seven‚ which meant money was now hard to come by. Agnes grew up knowing
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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 their father’s death‚ when Agnes was 9. Although now poor themselves
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Mother Theresa‚ a Catholic nun who entered the Sisters of Loretto in Ireland to become a teaching nun‚ was sent to India to teach. Later‚ moved with compassion‚ and the love of God‚ she received a "call" from God to help the poorest of the poor. Modern people‚ and most people who call themselves Christians‚ think that going to Church on Sunday‚ saying some things‚ and being nice to people is what it is all about. They are completely missing the mark. Those kind of things are just the tip of the
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Mother Teresa. She was born on 26 August 1910‚ but she considered 27 August the day she was baptized‚ to be her “true birthday” she was born in Skopje‚ now capital of the Republic of Macedonia‚ but at the time part of the Ottoman Empire. –wikipedia.com She came from a wealthy family‚ and could easily have lived a comfortable life‚ but she gave it all up to become a Catholic nun and devote her life to the poor. During her lifetime‚ she had many achievements; here are just some of the awards which
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Per. A Mother Teresa Mother Teresa was a powerful woman with her missions and countless acts of mercy. Powerful leaders in our world today should learn from Mother Teresa and her countless acts of mercy‚ which she performed. Often men and women in powerful positions misuse their strengths simply for their own personal benefit. Mother Teresa is a perfect example of a modern day saint. Through her love and guidance of Jesus Christ‚ Mother Teresa proves to be savior. Now if you compare Mother Teresa
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Mother Teresa‚ Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu‚ was born in Skopje‚ Macedonia on August 27th‚ 1910. Mother Teresa was of Albanian descent‚ and by the age of twelve felt a call of God. At eighteen‚ she left her home and joined the Sisters of Loreto‚ an Irish nuns who held missions in India. After months of training in Dublin she was sent back to India‚ where on May 24th 1931 Mother Teresa took her vows as a nun. From then on until 1948 she taught at St. Mary’s High School in Calcutta. Outside the walls of
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historical person in the world is Mother Teresa‚ the saint of the Gutters. I admire her deeply because of her achievement‚ moral values‚ traits‚ and many more. Mother Teresa has to sacrifices from head to toe to help those poor people. Mother Teresa was very amazing person in my life. There are many reasons that I admire Mother Teresa. To begin her story‚ I admire her how she proceed her life’s objective of caring for the poor people in Calcutta‚ India. Mother Teresa was extremely tough to achieve
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Mother Teresa Angela Dias U.S. History II 4/28/14 Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic nun who spent her life helping sick and poor people around the world. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born on August 26‚ 1910 in Skopje‚ Macedonia. Her parents’ names were Nikola and Dronda Bojaxhiu‚ and she was the youngest of three children. Agnes was interested in helping people at a very young age. She became a member of a youth group in her parish called Sodality. While she was a member of this youth group
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