Occupation:Catholic nun

Born:August 26,1910 Uskub

Died:September 5 1997 IndiaBorn:August 26,1910 Uskub

Mother Teresa was a humanitarian.She did everything to help the sick the poor and the helpless.Mother Teresa grew up in Uskub. Her father died when she was eight years old and grew with her mother Her birth name was Agnus Gonxha Bojaxhiu .Agnus grew up in the Roman Catholic church and decided to devote her life to God at a very early age

When she turned 18 she joined the sisters of Loreto and became a missionary to India Before going to India she had to learn how to speak English and she spent a year in Ireland learning to speak English . Int India she learned how to speak the local language and taught at the local school.In 1931, she took her vows as a nun and chose the name Teresa.

A year later, Agnus began her missionary work in India.She learned the local language Bengali,and taught at the local school.In 1931 she became a nun and chose the name Teresa.She taught for many years in India and even became the headmistress of a school in east Calcutta.When she was 36 years old,she heard Gods call telling her to help the sick and the poor.She resieved some basic medical training and set out to help the poor.Many years later she was beatified by pope franses and became a saint .

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