Friday, April 18

Mother Teresa


Mother Teresa´s true name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She was born in 1910 .She was born in Skopje ,She died in September 1997.In 1950, she and her helpers formed the Missionaries of Charity and Mother Theresa was the leader. When she was 18, she became part of Ireland's Order of the Sisters of Our Lady of Loreto. She trained in Dublin, Ireland and Darjiling, India.In 1979, she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her accomplishments. Mother Theresa worked as a principal at a high school in Kolkota, but the sight of the sick and dying in the streets made her change her mind of what to do. In 1948, she was allowed to leave her office to help the sick. In 1950, she and her helpers formed the Missionaries of Charity and Mother Theresa was the leader. However, a book of her quotations and anecdotes Mother Theresa: In My Own Words was published. A year later, she chose Sister Nirmala to be the next leader of the Missionaries of Charity.

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