Mother Teresa

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Mother Teresa, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, attained world wide fame for her life dedicated to serving the poor and destitute.

Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, Macedonia, in the year 1910. Little is known about her early life but at a young age she felt a calling to serve through helping the poor. At the age of 18 she was given permission to join a group of nuns in Ireland. After a few months of training Mother Teresa travelled to Calcutta, India where she formally accepted the vows of a nun.

In her early years she worked as a teacher in the slums of Calcutta, the widespread poverty made a deep impression on her and this led to her starting a new order called The Missionaries of Charity. The primary objective of this mission was to look after people, who nobody else was prepared to. The Missionaries of Charity now has branches throughout the world including branches in the developed world where they work with the homeless and people affected with AIDS. In 1965 the Society became an International Religious Family by a decree of Pope Paul VI. She felt her simple philosophy was to serve others with love.

 

 

 

Turning Points

 

• At the age of 18 she was given permission to join a group of nuns in Ireland.
• The widespread poverty made a deep impression on her to start a new order called The Mission of Charity.

Achievements

• Mother Teresa is a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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• In India she was formally accepted as the vows of a nun.
• In 1965 the society became an International Religious Family by decree of Pope VI.