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Short Biography Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia, on August 27, 1910. Her family was of Albanian descent. At the age of twelve, she felt strongly the call of God and wished to become a missionary of Christ, helping to spread the love of Christ. At the age of eighteen she left her parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. After a few months' training in Dublin she was sent to India, where on May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. From 1931 to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at a high school in Calcutta. The poverty of India’s poor left a profound impression on her and she felt inspired to leave the convent and devote her life to the service and care for the poor. By 1950 she had been joined by others who were willing to help. She also received permission from the Vatican to start her own order “The missionaries of Charity” This became an official international religious family in 1965. The activities of the missionaries of charity has now spread all over the world, helping to provide assistance for the most disadvantaged of society. This has included work in the West dealing with victims of AIDS and drug abuse. For her tireless work to serve the poor Mother Teresa has received many awards and notable recognition. Most prominently she was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1979.She did not attend the usual banquet but asked that the money to be given to charity. Mother Teresa died on 5 September 1997 aged 87. The Vatican have started the process towards beatification. Sources: [|Nobel Lectures] ========