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Birth of A Saint
Her name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu and was born in Skopje, Macedonia. She and her family was Albanian from descent. She also had an older brother and sister. -
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Mother Teresa
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The Call From God
When Mother Teresa was 18 years old she left her home and went to Calutta, India to become part of the Sisters of Loretta. -
Comitted to God
On May 21, 1931, she took her final vows to become a nun.
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"The Call"
In 1946, Mother Teresa received a "call within a call." The call was to help and care for the poor. It was a new chapter in her life she would be devoted to until the day she died. She got inlfuenced to help the poor by seeing the poverty and slums in the cities of India. -
The New Chapter Has Begun
So when Mother Teres received her "call" to help the sick and poor, she started with teaching kids in the slums and learning about medical work. Afterwards, Mother Teresa and some of her pupils came back to her and they all worked together on missionary work. Then they soon became known as Missionaries of Charity and spreaded worldwide. -
And The Award Goes To...
Mother Teresa got The Magsaysay Award . -
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Mother Teresa! She got The Padma Shri Award. -
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Mother Teresa received The First Pope John XXIII Peace Prize. -
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She got the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding. -
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Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize. -
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Mother Teresa got honored with The Bharat Ratna Award. -
Our Saint Returns To Our Heavenly Father
On September 5, 1997, Mother Teresa died of heart failure. She will always be remebered as a saint, Her work will forever more be remembered and continue on.