Mother Teresa

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Mother Teresa

• Helping People Around The World

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Birthplace/Dates of life

• Mother Teresa was born on August 27,1910
• She was born in Skopje, Macendonia
• She died on September 5,1997

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Early Childhood

• She was the youngest of 3 children
• By age12 she realized her vocation (her calling)
  was to aid the poor

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Middle Childhood/Early Adult Life

• At the age of 18 she left her parental home in
  Skopje and joined the sisters of Loreto
• On October 7,1950 Mother Teresa received
  permission from the Holy See to start her own
  order

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Family life

• Real name- Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhis

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Obstacles She Had To Overcome

• She dealt with a lot of illnesses ex.1983-heart
  attack1989-2nd attackpace maker 1996-fellcollar
  bone etc.

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Important Accomplishment/Awards

• She won the annual noble prizes for promoting
  peace
• She received the Pope John the 23rd peace prize,
  the Nehu Prize for promotion of international
  peace and understanding

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Why a HERO?

• She went around the world and took care of
  children.

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Why do I Think She is a HERO?

• She went around the world and took care of
  children
• She helped the poor
• She is a very kind person

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Other Interesting Facts

• From 1931 to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at
  St.Marys High School in Calcutta
• People called her Angel of Mercy
• In 1999 she was ranked as the most admired person
  by Gallup