The Life And Works Of Mother Teresa.
                     THE LIFE AND 
WORKS 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)
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