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Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒi.u]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), better known as Mother Teresa or Saint Mother Teresa, [a] was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity and is a Catholic saint.
When Teresa was fourteen years old, her mother died, leaving her grief-stricken. This prompted her to embrace a deeper devotion to the Virgin Mary as her spiritual mother. Teresa was also enamored of popular fiction, which at the time consisted primarily of medieval tales of knighthood and works about fashion, gardens and flowers.
Sister Marie Agnès changed her name to Sister Marie of the Trinity and of the Holy Face [125] and Céline years later (on November 14, 1916) received permission (from Mother Agnes of Jesus (Pauline)) to change her name to "Sister Genevieve of the Holy Face and of Saint Teresa" [126] and is now most commonly known as Sr Genevieve of the Holy Face.
Indian Railways introduced a new train, "Mother Express", named after Mother Teresa, on August 26, 2010, to mark her birth centenary. [ 2 ] Mother Teresa Women's University , in Kodaikanal , was established in 1984 as a public university by the Government of Tamil Nadu .
Before Mother Teresa sought permission to use it, the building was an old abandoned Hindu temple to the goddess Kali, [4] the Hindu goddess of time and change. It was founded by St. Mother Teresa on her 42nd birthday in 1952, [5] two years after she established Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata.
What do Mother Teresa, Al Capone, Elvis and Jesus have in common? Trump has compared himself to all of them. Joe Sommerlad. June 1, 2024 at 12:11 PM.
Maria Nirmala Joshi (23 July 1934 – 23 June 2015) was an Indian religious sister who succeeded Nobel laureate Mother Teresa as the head of the Missionaries of Charity and expanded the movement overseas.
She was often called the "Mother Teresa of Africa". [3] Life and career ... However, she died from the complications on 4 July 2021. [8] [9] ...