Mother teresa

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1. Mother Teresa
Mr. Kamlesh JoshiMr. Kamlesh Joshi

2. Early Days
She was born on
27
th
August
1910.Her real
name was Agnes
Gionxhu Bejuxhiu
and she was the
youngest child of
Nikola, a
politician, and
Drane Bejuxhiu in
Skopje in
Yugoslavia.

3. Angel Died
OShe was 10 when her father died, She was the youngest of the She was 10 when her father died, She was the youngest of the
children of a family..After her father's death, her mother raised her children of a family..After her father's death, her mother raised her
as a Roman Catholic. went to the as a Roman Catholic. went to the Loreto AbbeyLoreto Abbey, , IrelandIreland, to learn , to learn
English, the language the Sisters of Loreto used to teach school English, the language the Sisters of Loreto used to teach school
children in India.[12] She arrived in India in 1929, and began her children in India.[12] She arrived in India in 1929, and began her
novitiate in Darjeeling, near the Himalayan mountains.[13] She novitiate in Darjeeling, near the Himalayan mountains.[13] She
took her first religious vows as a nun on May 24, 1931. At that time took her first religious vows as a nun on May 24, 1931. At that time
she chose the name Teresa she chose the name Teresa
OShe died in September 5, 1997. She died in September 5, 1997.

4. The Decision of nuns
.[12] She arrived in India in 1929, and began her
novitiate in Darjeeling, near the Himalayan mountains.
Age 18 – joined the Sisters of Loretto a roman catholic
order .
Age 21 – takes first religious vows and chooses the name
therse du lisieux after the saint of missionaries .

5. Indian Slums

6. Working with the poor
OOn September10th 1964 she got
the calling to work with the poor.
She began missionary work with the
poor of Calcutta. She replaced the
loretto habit with a simple white
cotton chira with a blue border.
OIn 1948 she took Indian citizenship
and opened her first school in
Motjhil to serve the homeless and
starving. It was difficult at first as
there was no money and she had to
beg for food and other supplies. She
did some medical training in Paris.

7. Missionaries of Charity
OOctober 7
th
1950 – Vatican permission to set up
Missionaries of Charity, to care for the hungry,
the naked, the homeless, the crippled, the
blind and lepers.
OShe started with 13 nuns now there are over
4,000

8. Homes for the poor
O1952 – opens Nirmal
Hriday [pure heart]
for the dying.
O1955 – opens Nirmala
Shishua Bhavan
[ immaculate heart]
for lost children or
children's home.
O1957 – opens Shanti
Nagar [city of
peace] a home for
lepers.
OHer order became
well known for this
work!

9. International
Charity

10. Where she helped
O1982 – siege of BeirutO1985 - Ethopia
O1986 - Chernobyl O1988 - Armenia

11. Mother Teresa meets…

12. Awards that she got
O1962 - Padma shri award
O1971 - Pope John XXIII peace prize
O1975 - Albert Schweiter international prize

O1976 - Pacem in Terris award

O1978 - Balzon prize
O1979 - Noble Peace Prize

O1983 - Order of Merit

O1985 - Medal of Freedom

O1994 - Golden Honour of the Nation [Albania]

O1996 - Honorary citizenship of USA
1998 - Pope John Paul II begins the process to
make her a saint.
This process is still going on !

13. The final days
OMarch 13
th
1997 –
she stepped
down as head
nun and is
replaced by Sister
Nirnala.
OSeptember 5
th

1997 – She died of
a massive heart
attack in Calcutta
at the age of 87.
OHer funeral was on
the 13
th
of
September 1997.
She was given a
state funeral

14. Pictures of her funeral

15. How she affected people’s
life:
OFor over forty five years she ministered
to the poor, sick, orphaned, and
dying, while guiding the Missionaries of
Charity's expansion, first throughout
India and then in other countries.
OBy the 1970s she had become
internationally famed as a
humanitarian and advocate for the
poor and helpless.

16. Thanking you
O“ Not all of us can do
great things. But we
can do small things
with great love.”
– Mother Teresa