Mother Teresa.



• Mother Teresa was born on August 26th 1910, in the city of Skopje Macedonia. Her birth name was Agnes, she decided to devote her life to God at an early age. When she turned 18 Agnes joined the sisters of Loreto to become a missionary to India.



• A year later Agnes began her missionary work in Darjeeling, India. She learned the language Bangali. In 1931 she took her vows as a nun and chose the name Teresa. Teresa thought for many years in Eastern Calcutta in India.



• In 1950 Teresa formed a group called the Missionaries of Charity and she received many honours including the Nobel Peace price in 1979. Mother Teresa died on the 5th September 1997 at the age of 87 and she is still peace in the world.