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Marking the 111th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa now known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta. Saint Teresa was born on 26 August 1910, Saint Teresa is known for her selfless service towards the poor, needy and underprivileged. She has been loved and respected by people all over the globe, and she will always reside in a million hearts.
Let’s Know more about Saint Teresa
Saint Teresa of Calcutta was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on 26 August 1910 in Skopje, the present capital of the Republic of Macedonia. After losing her father at a very young age, Agnes developed a very close bond with her mother who later contributed to her interest in charity and social work.
In 1928, when she was 18-year-old Agnes decided to become a nun and went to Ireland to join the Sisters of Loreto in Dublin. It was there that she became Sister Mary Teresa and later Mother Teresa. For the next few years, she traveled to several places, including India, where she was moved by the condition of the underprivileged. It was at this time she visited Calcutta (Kolkata).
She worked at St Mary’s High School for girls, during her starting days in Kolkata. Soon after, she felt that she wanted to directly serve the poor and decided to leave her convent life. In 1948, she got permission from the Vatican to leave the Sisters of Loreto.
Commitments of Mother Teresa
After taking off the Sisters of Loreto, with the American Medical Mission Assistance, Mother Teresa underwent broad medical training in Patna. She moreover pulled in financial bolster and volunteers who may support her mission. It was in 1950 when she shaped her own group, the Missionaries of Charity. The group’s point was to supply free services to the poorer segments of society. Afterward, she has begun working with individuals enduring diseases, especially from leprosy. In conjunction with that, she visited a few countries to extend her foundation.
All through the 1970s, Mother Teresa’s group kept on extend with new missions all through the world. She received worldwide recognition and was honored with several awards for her commitment towards the betterment of underprivileged segments. Within the year 1979, she was honored with the Nobel Prize for Peace. However, she denied taking the feast and instep requested for the prize cash to be utilized for the destitute people in India.
Mother Teresa in her last days
Throughout her life, Mother Teresa kept on work for the destitute people by means of her charity group. In any case, amid the 1980s her health begun falling apart. In 1983, she endured a heart attack and another in 1989.
On 5 September 1997, Saint Teresa passed away in no time after a third heart attack. Mother Teresa has moreover gotten the moniker/ nickname ‘the Florence Nightingale of the twentieth century.’ She taught the world about sympathy, love, and helping people. In 2016, she was announced a ‘Saint’ by Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square.
