Mother Teresa
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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Mother Teresa
By: Jay Obera
Basic Information
- She was born on August 10, 1910
- She died on September 5, 1997 (age 87)
- She her nationality was Ottoman, Serbian, Bulgarian, Yugoslav and Indian
- She was the Superior General (1950 - 1997)
EARly Life
- Her birth name was Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu
- She said that August 27 was her real birthday
- That was the day she was baptized into the church
- Her father was into Albanian politics
- But he died when she was only eight
More Early Life......
- By the age of 12 she said she would commit her life to her religion
- When she was 18 she left her home and joined the Sisters of Loreto
- She never saw her mother or sisters again
- She went to the Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham, Ireland
- To learn how to speak English so she can teach kids in India
Missionaries
- She began her missionary work with the poor in 1948
- She learned basic medical skills and went around the slums helping people
- she started a school in Motijhil (Calcutta)
- Soon she started tending to the needs of the destitute and starving.
- In the beginning of 1949 she joined a group of young women
More missionaries
- The group wanted to create a new religious community
- The groups slogan was "poorest among the poor"
- Her efforts quickly caught attention of Indian Officials
- Including the Prime Minister who expressed his appreciation
- But she wasn't getting no income so things were hard
World wide known
- She rescued 37 children trapped in the front line of a hospital
- By making a temporary cease-fire between Israeli and Palestinian
- She helped minister to the hungry in Ethiopia
- And victims at Chernobyl and earthquake victims in Armenia
- Her first missionary in the US was in South Bronx, New York
HEalth problems
- She suffered her first heart attack in Rome of 1983
- her second one was in 1989
- That's when she received an artificial pacemaker
- she had several more heart problems
Her Death
- She died on September 5, 1997
- At the time of death she had over 4,000 sisters
- And 610 missions in 123 countries
- Her missions were aided by Co-Worker which numbered to 1 million
Recognition and reception
- The Indian government gave her some awards
- Padma Shri in 1962
- Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding in 1969
- And the highest award for a civilian the Bharat Ratna, in 1980
- But in !979, received the biggest medal the Nobel Peace Prize
