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Mother Teresa
Albanian-Indian Catholic saint (–)
This article is about the Catholic nunna and saint. For other uses, see Mother Teresa (disambiguation).
Saint Teresa of Calcutta MC | |
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| Born | Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu ()26 August Üsküp, Kosovo vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 5 September () (aged&#;87) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Venerated&#;in | Catholic Church Anglican Communion |
| Beatified | 19 October , Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City bygd Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 4 September , Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis |
| Major shrine | Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Feast | 5 September[1] |
| Attributes | Religious habit Rosary |
| Patronage | |
| Title | Superior general |
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| Religion | Catholicism |
| Denomination | Catholic |
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| Period in&#;office | – |
| Successor | Sr. Nirmala Joshi, MC |
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxh
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August 26, Mother Teresa&#;s Birthday: Five Interesting Facts to Know about St. Teresa of Calcutta
When Mother Teresa first arrived in India for her missionary work, she had no income and little access to food. Experiencing hunger, she was forced to beg for food from people on the street. This experience gave her a more personal understanding of the suffering many of the poor people living on the streets of India were going through.
3. She answered her “call within a call.”
On Sept. 10, , while traveling by train from Calcutta to Darjeeling for her annual retreat while teaching at the St. Mary’s School for Girls, Mother Teresa received what she described as a “call within a call.” On that day, she received a great desire to serve the poorest in India. After two years, she received permission to begin what would become her life’s mission. On Aug. 17, , she dressed for the first time in her white-and-blue-bordered saree, left the Loreto convent, and entered into the slums of India.
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5 interesting facts to know about St. Teresa of Calcutta
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Born on Aug. 26, , in North Macedonia, St. Teresa of Calcutta left a lasting impact on the world. The beloved saint founded the Missionaries of Charity, working tirelessly to serve the poor and dying in the slums of India, and was also a vocal defender of the unborn.
Here are five things you might not know about Mother Teresa:
1. She devoted her life to her faith at the age of
The youngest of three children, Mother Teresa was born into a devout Catholic home to parents of Albanian descent. She was baptized the day after she was born in Skopje, North Macedonia, and throughout her life witnessed her mother caring for those less fortunate. She also became fascinated with the lives of missionaries and by the age of 12 committed herself to religious life. At the age of 18 she joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns who sent missionaries to India. She trained for several months in Irela