GREAT LEADERS: Mother Teresa

BIRTH

• Born in Albania, modern Macedonia
• On August 26th,1910
• Real name, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
• Born to a rich family

ABOUT

• Was a Roman Catholic
• Took her vows in 1931
• Her famous white saree- $1
• Calling from God at 36
• Didn't see family, 1928 onward.

WORKS

• Founding the OMC
• Order of Missionaries Charity
• 610 missions, 123 countries
• Focused mainly in India
• Hospice, HIV/ AIDS and orphanages

FUN FACTS

• Beatified by the Catholic Church
• Made Pope Paul VI wait
• Rescued 37 kids- war zone
• Was a civil rights hero
• Was a teacher before nun

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AWARDS

• Nobel peace prize- 1979
• Medal of Freedom from Reagan
• Templeton prize 1973
• Order of merit 1983
• Got over 16+ awards

FAMOUS TERESA QUOTE

• "By blood I am Albanian, By citizenship I am Indian, By faith I am a Christian. As my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the heart of Jesus"

DEATH

• Suffered from severe heart disease
• Which expanded to lung-kidney
• Illness was progressive and chronic
• Died September 5th 1997
• In Calcutta/ Kolkata, India