the church choir‚ and to make him proud‚ she began to sing. Her family was very wealthy and always gave to the poor on special holidays. Agne’s by this time‚ she began to support the poor and help the needy. The Loreto Sisters of Dublin were missionaries and educators founded in the 17th century to educate young girls. In 1928‚ the future Mother Teresa began her religious life in Ireland‚ far from her family and the life she ’d known‚ speaking a language few understood. One year later‚ Gonxha was
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Mother Theresa had a great and lasting influence on the world around her. After she opened Missionaries of charitys‚15 others opened around the world. All that which is apparent in the book "Mother Teresa‚ A Complete Authorized Biography" by author‚ Kathryn Spink. Mother Teresa made a huge impact on the world we live in. In the 1950s‚ she began helping those with leprosy. The Indian government gave the Missionaries of Charity a 34-acre plot of land near the city of Asansol. Under Mother Teresa’s guidance
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Blessed Teresa of Calcutta‚[1] born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (Albanian: [aˈɲɛs ˈɡɔɲdʒa bɔjaˈdʒiu]) and commonly known as Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997)‚ was an ethnic Albanian‚ Indian Roman Catholic nun. Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity‚ a Roman Catholic religious congregation‚ which in 2012 consisted of over 4‚500 sisters and is active in 133 countries. They run hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS‚ leprosy and tuberculosis; soup kitchens; children’s and family
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God. She knew that she wanted to spread the love of Christ and become a missionary. When she was eighteen‚ she left the home of her parents and joined the "Sisters of Loreto"‚ an Irish community of nuns‚ who had missions in India. Agnes was trained in Dublin until May‚ 24‚ 1931‚ when she took her initial vows and became a nun. At that time‚ Agnes wanted her name changed to "Thérèse de Lisieux"‚ the Patron Saint of Missionaries. Unfortunately‚ another nun had chosen that name‚ so she changed her name
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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. The childhood of Mother Teresa was impactful on her religious life. She was on a field trip when she heard her first call to her spiritual life
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church‚ Father Jambren Kovin‚ influenced her. The priest introduced Agnes to the work being done by missionaries in India. Agnes used to go trips with her mother to visit the elderly‚ sick and poor. Even though her mother had to work extra hard after her father’s death‚ the generosity that she showed people has such a profound influence on Agnes. During Agnes’s early years she was fascinated with missionary life and service. At the age of eighteen she felt that she had been called to a religious life
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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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from the people in her new home country but also from the people to whom she devoted her life. She was born in 1910 in Skopje‚ Macedonia. At the age of 18‚ she joined the “Sisters of Loreto” as a missionary. After one year‚ she went to India to begin her novitiate. About 20 years later she began her missionary work in the slums of Calcutta‚ India. Since at the time she didn’t have any income and even had to beg for food‚ Teresa started to doubt her personal strength in being able to pursue this kind
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born on the 26th of August in 1910 in Macedonia. When she was 18 years old she joined the Sisters of Loreto whom she traveled to India with to do missionary work - it was India in 1931 that she became a Nun (The Nobel Foundation‚ 2013). Mother Teresa devoted her life to those living in poverty and in 1950 began her own order called ‘the Missionaries of Charity’ whose sole purpose was to give aid and support to people affected by poverty‚ famine‚ disaster and disease (The Nobel Foundation‚ 2013)
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1979 (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
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