The Life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesChristianityGCSEOCR Created by: sophhs01Created on: 09-03-16 09:27 Basics born on 26 august 1910 in macedonia her father died when she was 8 Gonxha Agnes - real name 1 of 7 first steps joined the institute of the blessed virgin mary at age 18 in ireland got the name Sister Mary Teresa after Thérèse of Lisieux in January 1929 she arrived in Calcutta, India and started teaching at St Mary's School for girls in 1944 she became the school's headmistress 2 of 7 call on 10 September 1946 on a train ride got a 'call' from Jesus to go help the poor on 17 august 1948 she set out into the world of the poor 3 of 7 beginning she washed sores of some children cared for an old man lying sick on the road nursed a dying woman (from hunger and TB) after some months she was joined by her former students 4 of 7 what has she set up a house on every continent a house in all communist countries missionaries of charity brothers the contemplative brothers the missionaries of charity fathers the co-workers of mother Teresa the sick and suffering co-workers the lay missionaries of charity the corpus Christi movement for priests 5 of 7 what prizes has she received? the indian padmashri award the nobel peace prize in 1979 6 of 7 death died from heart failure 5 septermber 1997 7 of 7
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