MOTHER TERESA

Early Life……..... ,

She was born in Skopje, Yugoslavia on 27 August 1910.

Name : Agnes Gonxhu Bojaxhiu Father: Nikolle Bojaxhiu Mother: Dranas Brother: Lazer Sister: Aga

Sister Teresa……. ,

In age 18 she left her paternal home joined the “Sisters of Loreto” an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. There she received the name “Sister Mary Teresa”.

In age 21 she took her first vow (promise).

After training at the Institute of Blessed Mary Virgin in Dublin she came to India on 6 January 1926.

From 1931 to 1948 she taught Geography at St.Mary’s High School in Calcutta.

In 1948 she received permission to leave the convent and devote herself to working among poors in Calcutta.

In 1948 she took Indian citizenship and open her first school in Motijhil to serve starving and homeless poors.

On 7 oct 1950 she received Vatican permission to start her own order.

Missionaries of Charity…. , She started missionaries of charity

with 13 nuns. There was no money and she had to beg for food and other supplies.

Soon she received financial and voluntary helpers support and now there are over 4000 nuns.

Homes for Poors….. ,

1952- Opens Nirmal Hariday home (pure heart)for the dying.

1955-Opens Nirmal Shishuva Bhavan (immaculate heart) for lost children or children home.

1957- Opens Shanti Nagar(city of peace) a home for leppers.

1960- She began to send her sisters to other parts of India.

International Charity……. ,

1982- Siege of Beirut

1986- Chernobyl

1985-Ethiopia

1988- Armenia

Her Recognition and Reciption, With Princess Diana

With queen Elizabeth 2

With Ronald Regan

With Pope John Paul ii

Awards that she got…. , 1962- Padma Sri award 1971- Pope John xxiii peace price 1972- Nehru price 1975-Albert Schweiter international price 1976- Pacem in Terris award 1978- Balzon price 1979- Nobel peace price 1983- Order of Merit 1985-Meddle of Freedom 1994-Golden Honor of the Nation(Albenia) 1996-Honorary citizenship of USA

Her departure….. , In1983 and 1989 she had heart

attacks. 1993- Suffers from malaria and had a

surgery for a blocked blood vessel. 1996- Fell and broke her collar bone. 1997- 13 March stepped down as

Head Nun. 1997 – 5 September died of a

massive heart attack in Calcutta.

Her funeral… . ,

In 1998 Pope John Paul ii begins the process to make her a saint.

THANK YOU !

THANK YOU !