Biography of Mother Teresa.
                     BIOGRAPHY OF 
MOTHER TERESA
WHO WAS 
MOTHER 
TERESA?
Mother Teresa was the founder of 
the Order of the Missionaries of 
Charity, a Roman Catholic 
congregation of women dedicated 
to helping the poor. 
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ROMAN 
CATHOLIC NUN
Mother Teresa (1910–1997) was a 
Roman Catholic nun who devoted 
her life to serving the poor and 
destitute around the world.
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NOBEL PEACE 
PRIZE
In 1979, Mother Teresa was 
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and 
became a symbol of charitable, 
selfless work. 
In 2016, Mother Teresa was 
canonised by the Roman Catholic 
Church as Saint Teresa.
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EARLY LIFE
Mother Teresa was born on August 
26, 1910, in Skopje, the current 
capital of the Republic of 
Macedonia. 
The following day, she was 
baptized as Agnes Gonxha 
Bojaxhiu.
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FAMILY LIFE
Mother Teresa’s parents, Nikola and 
Dranafile Bojaxhiu, were of 
Albanian descent; her father was 
an entrepreneur who worked as a 
construction contractor and a 
trader of medicines and other 
goods. 
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EDUCATION
Agnes attended a convent-run 
primary school and then a state-run 
secondary school. As a girl, she 
sang in the local Sacred Heart choir 
and was often asked to sing solos.
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CALL WITHIN A 
CALL
On September 10, 1946, Mother 
Teresa experienced a second 
calling, the "call within a call" that 
would forever transform her life.
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MISSIONARIES OF 
CHARITY
Mother Teresa quickly translated 
her calling into concrete actions to 
help the city's poor. She began an 
open-air school and established a 
home for the dying destitute in a 
dilapidated building she convinced 
the city government to donate to 
her cause.
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HOME FOR THE 
DYING
In 1952, she opened her first home 
for the dying, which allowed people 
to die with dignity. 
Mother Teresa often spent time with 
those who were dying. 
Some have criticized the lack of 
proper medical attention, and their 
refusal to give painkillers. 
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AWARDS AND 
RECOGNITION
The first Pope John XXIII Peace Prize. (1971)
Kennedy Prize (1971)
The Nehru Prize –“for the promotion of 
international peace and 
understanding”(1972)
Albert Schweitzer International Prize (1975),
The Nobel Peace Prize (1979)
States Presidential Medal of Freedom (1985)
Congressional Gold Medal (1994)
U Thant Peace Award 1994
Honorary citizenship of the United States 
(November 16, 1996),
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