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 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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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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Mother Teresa of Calcutta was a loved figure all over the world. She was the icon of love‚ and where ever she went people could feel the presence of pure compassion that every Christian strives to aim for. People around the world no matter what religion came to her to seek guidance or help. She was born as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910‚ and she died on September 5‚ 1997. Now she is in the process of becoming a saint. She was raised in a devout catholic family in Albania. At age twelve she heard
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Mother Teresa 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. On 10 September 1946‚ Teresa experienced what she later described as "the call within the call" while travelling by train to the Loreto convent in Darjeeling from Calcutta for her annual retreat. "I was to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them
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My Ideal Person One woman‚ one mission—that’s all it takes to change the world. Mother Teresa‚ born Agnes Gnocchi Bojaxhin‚ in South Yugoslavia in 1910‚ came to Kolkata at the age of 18 to pursue her life’s mission of caring for the poorest of the poor. Mother Teresa‚ an Angel of Mercy‚ was God’s greatest gift to mankind. Her life was a true story of love and compassion. It was she who brought shine on the faces of millions who were sick and poor. Throughout her life she did the service of the
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Mother Teresa: Life Span Development and Personality Mariflor Custodio PSY 300 November 3‚ 2014 Kathy Rupe Mother Teresa: Life Span Development and Personality “By blood‚ I am Albanian. By citizenship‚ I am Indian. By faith‚ I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling‚ I belong to the world. As to my heart‚ I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus” (The Holy See‚ 2014). Mother Teresa is an inspiration for many. This quote shows her true devotion and yet shows how she accepted diversity. When one thinks
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta [pic] By:Ashley Rivas May 22nd ‚ 2013 English Mother Teresa‚ was a woman who never lost faith in herself and in her people. She always found a way to help the poor and provide for them. She cared for the world and the effects of the people who didn’t have a well enough income to pay for their illness. She cured thousands of people gave many preaching’s and gave food to the hungry. From this day on‚ Mother Teresa‚ has feed the hungry‚ gave a roof to sleep and built
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Mother Teresa Mother Teresa was a wonderful person who inspired me to be all that I can be. Mother Teresa loved to serve people in India. She felt that God wanted her to serve the poorest of the poor in India. In everyone she sees‚ she feels that she is looking at Jesus face. Mother Teresa teaches us that each individual was created to love and to be loved. Mother Teresa also teaches us that your not just loving each other but you’re loving God. She had heart problems but she kept on teaching.
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Mother Teresa Real name: Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu Born: 26-Aug-1910 Birthplace: Skopje‚ Yugoslavia (known today as Skopje‚ Macedonia) Died: 5-Sep-1997 Location of death: Calcutta‚ India Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Buried‚ Mother House 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)
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