Mother Teresa BiographyMother Teresa - Inspiring Snippets
On this page: Snippets from Mother Teresa Biography. A Slide-show Video. Who is Mother Teresa? - An Albanian born, Roman Catholic nun - an internationally acclaimed humanitarian, who devoted over 45 years of her life in attending to and taking care of the underprivileged - the poor, sick, orphaned and the dying. - Founder of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India in 1950, that subsequently grew to 610 charities in 123 countries by the time of her death in 1997. - Recipient of several awards and recognitions in her lifetime, most notably: Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, India's highest civilian honor Bharat Ratna in 1980, and Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding in 1962. Also proclaimed as an "Honorary Citizen of the U.S" in 1996, and was consistently found to be the single most widely admired person in the U.S.
Click on the poster for purchase details or to see more selections What is Inspiring about Mother Teresa's Life? Right from an early age of 12, she was convinced that she should commit to a religious life, in the service of people. At 18, she left to join a missionary, and never saw her mother or sister after that. She started her missionary work in India, but was soon touched and disturbed by the poverty surrounding her. In 1948, she decided to devote her life helping the poor - while living with them - and that step is what makes her service distinguishing from so many other great humanitarians around the world! She took an Indian citizenship, broke out of her convent, and ventured into slums. During the initial years, with no income, she had to resort to begging for food and supplies, and was often tempted to return to the comfort of her convent life. But she never gave in to that temptation! Mother Teresa Biography - A Slide-show Video
Click here if the video doesn't play In 1950 she started her first Missionaries of Charity, with 13 members, to care for all those "who feel unwanted, unloved, and uncared for, and are shunned by rest of the society." Couple of years later, she also started her Home for Dying - to provide medical attention, and an opportunity to die with dignity for all those "who lived like animals, to die like angels". Soon her charities spread outside of India, and expanded their services to include hospices, homes for HIV and leprosy infected, soup kitchens, orphanages and schools. Ironically, she only visited her home country Albania again in 1991, for the first time since she left, to open a charity. After her death, she was given the title "Blessed Teresa of Calcutta" by Pope John Paul II. Mother Teresa was granted a State Funeral by the Government of India, in honor of her contributions. The former U.N. Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar said of her - "She is the United Nations. She is peace in the world."
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