Mother Teresa Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, DOB(Famous Birthday), Family, Net Worth

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Mother Teresa (Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu )

Last Updated: 11 Aug, 2023 | Views: 1433

Age: 87

Profession: Social Worker

Other Profession(s): Albanian Roman Catholic Nun and Missionary

Famous For: Founder of the Missionaries of Charity

Higher Education: Learned English at Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham, Ireland

Mother Teresa Birth Date, Sign, Religion, Nationality, Hometown

Date of Birth
26 Aug, 1910 (87 Years 10 Days)

Birth Country
Greece

Birth State/Province
North Macedonia

Birth District
Skopje

Birth Sign
Virgo

Religion
Catholicism

Nationalities
Indian

Died on
05 Sep, 1997

Cause of Death
Cardiac Arrest

Mother Teresa Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (profile/biography)

Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu was one of the few people who lived to ease the sufferings of others. She is popularly known as Mother Teresa across the world. She became the support of poor, sick, and helpless people. Mother Teresa became a global Icon. She pursued her education at the Private catholic School in the Albanian School. Mother Teresa reached India and started her training as a nun in three stages. During the partition of India, she started a few refugee camps for the refugee children. At the age of 87, she died due to natural causes.

Career

In 1928: She left her home and joined the "Sisters of Loreto" at Loreto Abbey and never returned to his home.
In 1929: Mother Teresa reached India and started her novitiate in Darjeeling, in the Himachal.
In 1950: She started a charity name Missionary Charity which is about 4500 nuns and has been active in 133 countries since 2012.
In 1982: Mother Teresa saved the life of 37 children confined in a front-line hospital by orchestrating a short-duration cease-fire between the Israeli army and Palestinian guerrillas.
In 1997: Mother Teresa resigned as superintendent of the Missionaries of Charity.

Awards and Achievement

In 1962: She got the honor of receiving the Fourth Civilian Award Padma Shri.
In 1979: Mother Teresa received the Nobel peace prize.

Unknown Facts

Mahatma Gandhi incredibly inspired Mother Teresa. His principles and ideology of non-violence enormously inspired her.
Teresa worked as an instructor of geography, arithmetic, and religion at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta.

Mother Teresa Height, Weight, Eye Color, Hair

Height:(Approx.)
In Centimeters 152 cm
In Meters 1.52 m
In Feet & Inches 4'11"

Weight (Approx.)
In Kilograms 46 kg
In Pounds 101 Ibs

Eye Colour
Brown

Hair Colour
Black

Mother Teresa Family, Parents, Kids, Father, Mother, Children

Father's Name
Nikollë Bojaxhiu

Mother's Name
Dranafile Bojaxhiu

Brother(s)
Lazar Bojaxhiu

Sister(s)
Aga Bojaxhiu

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