Here are the info I gathered:
Mother Teresa was born in an Albanian family on the 26th of Auguest, in Skopje, Albaniz. Her family name was Bojaxhiu, and she was christened Agnes Gonxha when she was 1 day old. By 18 she made up her mind to become a missionary in India. She went to join the Irish Order of the Sisters of Loreto. She had to go to Paris for interviews, and then was sent to Dublin (Ireland) to begin training as a nun. After 6 weeks she boarded a ship for India (Dec 1928).
On May 23 1929, she changed her name to Teresa. (“Little way” is serving god by doing the most ordinary dull things in life. Mother Teresa followed this too.) She was first sent to Darjeeling (a town on the foot of the Himalayas), she worked at the Loreto convent school ans helped at the hospital. Then went to Entally (Loreto sister’s compound) and taught history and geography. She was a great teacher. On May 14 1937, she took vows and became a professed nun (and principal of St.Mary’s School).
Soon India changed, 1943 famine in Bengal city (taught plus nursed the sick), there was chaos. After 1946 “the Day of Great Killing”, Teresa had to go out to find food for her pupils. Nice soldier helped her find food and bring back to convent. “Call Within a Call” Sep. 10. 1946. “Inspiration Day”. She was convinced that God wanted her to go out onto the streets of Calcutta and live among the live ans work among the poorest of the poor, in filthy slums beyond the compound walls. Archbishop did not allow, she waited patiently.
Finally there was a decree that allowed Teresa her plan. She said hard good-byes to Loreto, and arranged to stay for a few months with the Medical Mission Sisters in Panta. Soon went to live with the poor. Found a hut to live in and started a school. More and more children came, people donated furnature. Soon other sisters that were once Teresa’s students came to join her. They needed more space because of the increasing amount of students and sisters. A kind man named Micheal Gomes let them teach on the second floor of his house. Things continued well.
After the year of trial the sisters were allowed to continue their great work, and were formally accepted by the Cotholic Church as the Missionaries of Charty order (October 7, 1950). Sister Teresa took Indian citizenship, and became Mother Teresa. A Muslim Friend of Father van Exem’s gave Mother Teresa her first proper house. (~Waste not, want not.~) Took care of all the children with love and care. Many were adopted, and others the sisters kept well and did everything to make their life as wonderful and happy as possible. The sisters went where ever the suffering called.
Mother Teresa even insured that a woman half eaten by rat on the streets was offered help in the hospital. She would carry her patients to every hospital until one accepted. Mother Teresa asked the Health Official of Calcutta for help. He found her a place where she can treat her patients. And so nuns came to the place, cleaned it up, and started treating patients. This place was called the Nirmal Hriday, “Place of the Pure Hearts”. There were problems such as the Hindus objecting their stay, but soon all who objected or look down upon the sisters were all inspired and touched by all their love and kindness. More and more sisters joined, and by now the Missionaries of Charity had already spread across the world.
In 1963, Mother Teresa welcomed brothers into their work.
In 1979 Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She was offered a grand feast, but Teresa refused and asked instead for the money to be donated for the poor. Schools, hospitals, shelters began to spring up all over the world.
Mother Teresa also did many things to help cure leprosy (a contagious disease that mostly affects the skin and nerves. Left untreated can cause permanent damage to skin, nerves, and limbs). Eight leprosy treatment stations were set up throughout the city of Calcutta, and set up a treatment clinic on unoccupied land owned by the Titagarh (rail company).
Mother Teresa changed the world. Now, her missionaries of god are all around the world, aiding the poor, helping the sick, feeding the orphaned, giving care, love and education to the poorest of the poor.
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