MOTHER TERESA

MOTHER TERESA

Birth/ Death
1. Birth
  1. Born as Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu.
  2. Born on August 26th, 1910 in Skopje. But Mother Teresa considered her "true birthday" on August 27th, the day she got baptised as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu.
2. Death
  1. Mother Teresa died on 5 September 1997
Early Life
1. Youngest of the children.
2. Mother Teresa's father died in 1919, when she was eight. After her father's death, her mother raised her as a Roman Catholic.
3. At age 12,she was convinced that she should commit herself to a religious life.
4. Her final resolution was taken on 15 August 1928, while praying at the shrine of the Black Madonna of Letnice, where she often went on pilgrimage.
5. She left home at age 18 to join the Sisters of Loreto as a missionary. She never again saw her mother or sister.
Education
1. Went to Loretto Abbey in Ireland so she could learn to speak English
  1. That was Mother Teresa's only formal education.
2. Home-schooled
Obstacles/ Challenges
1. Becoming a nun.
  1. Not able to see her family or friends.
  2. Strict rules
  3. Promised her life to God
2. Lack of money
  1. no place to live and no money to care for the dying ones, so Mother Teresa had to beg.
3. Health
  1. suffered through a few heart attacks
Achievements/ Awards
1. Dedicated her life to society
2. Worked for the underprivilaged
  1. Helped people who are dying
3. In 1979, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize,
  1. "for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitutes a threat to peace."
  2. Biggest Achievement of her life
Other
1. Quotes
  1. "Love begins by taking care of the closest ones--the ones at home"
  2. "Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call their own."
2. Legacy
  1. "If you judge people, you have no time to love them

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