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Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu MC (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒi.u]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), better known as Mother Teresa, [ a ] was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and the founder of the Missionaries of Charity. Born in Skopje, then part of the Ottoman Empire, [ b ] she was raised in a ...
Sep 1, 2024 · Mother Teresa, Roman Catholic saint and Nobel laureate known for her missionary work with the poor in India. She founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to the poor, and was canonized as a saint in 2016.
Feb 26, 2024 · Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic nun and founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, an organization that serves the poorest of the world’s population. An ethnic Albanian,...
Apr 2, 2014 · (1910-1997) Who Was Mother Teresa? Nun and missionary Mother Teresa, known in the Catholic church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, devoted her life to caring for the sick and poor. Born in...
阿涅澤·岡婕·博亞久（德蕾莎本名）誕生在今日 北馬其頓 首都 史高比耶 老城石橋附近，是當地的 阿爾巴尼亞裔。 當時的北馬其頓是 鄂圖曼土耳其帝國 的一部分。 她的父親尼格拉（Nikolla Bojaxhiu）是一位富商且積極參與 反土耳其 運動，爭取阿爾巴尼亞裔的獨立。 母親 (Dranafila Bojaxhiu) 雖家教嚴格，卻有著深深的慈愛和信仰。 在德蕾莎9歲那年，父親病逝，母親便以賣布和刺繡的生意，獨自輔養三個孩子成長。 德蕾莎修女有個大六歲的姐姐、和大三歲的哥哥（姐姐後來也成為 修女）。 家中說 阿爾巴尼亞語，是天主教家庭，她所居住的城市的居民多為 穆斯林 和 東正教 信徒，僅有少數天主教徒. 德蕾莎修女出生的那一年即1910年，時逢 阿爾巴尼亞人 群起叛亂。
Sep 5, 1997 · Mother Teresa’s work has been recognised and acclaimed throughout the world and she has received a number of awards and distinctions, including the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971) and the Nehru Prize for her promotion of international peace and understanding (1972).
1937年5月24日在大吉嶺發永願，決定成為終身職的修女，並依法國19世紀最著名的修女聖德蘭（Saint Teresa）的名字和精神，改名為特蕾莎。 特蕾莎做了修女之後，被派到加爾各答的 聖瑪利亞羅雷托修女會中學 教地理和宗教課。
Oct 19, 2003 · Mother Teresa left a testament of unshakable faith, invincible hope and extraordinary charity. Her response to Jesus plea, Come be My light, made her a Missionary of Charity, a mother to the poor, a symbol of compassion to the world, and a living witness to the thirsting love of God.
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Sep 5, 1997 · Macedonia-born Roman Catholic nun. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 and accepted it on behalf of the "unwanted, unloved, and uncared for." In 1950, she founded an order of nuns called the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India. She served as its director for nearly fifty years.
Sep 5, 1997 · Role: Leader of Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta. Prize motivation: “for her work for bringing help to suffering humanity”. Prize share: 1/1. Saint in the Gutter - and Saint in Heaven. At the age of twelve, the Catholic Albanian girl Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu heard a call. God demanded that she devote her life to Him.
