santa teresa of calcutta

• St. Teresa of Calcutta, also known as Mother Teresa, was born on August 26, 1910 in a small town called Skopje, which is in the modern-day Macedonia.
• Agnes left Skopje on 25th December 1928.
• Agnes joined a Catholic order called the Sisters of Laredo and was going to India, a place she had always wanted to visit.
• St. Teresa's father, Nicola, was a successful businessman and her mother, Drana, was a housewife.
• The Missionaries of Charity, founded by Sister Teresa, expanded their work into more than 20 cities in India by the 1960s.
• Sister Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
• Sister Teresa was known for her pleasant and cheerful character that made many of the pharmacists give her the medicine she needed for free.
• Sister Teresa helped the poor tirelessly day and night.
• The Missionaries of Charity opened 61 new houses in 28 countries other than India by the 1970s.
• Sister Teresa had to struggle a lot to find the money she needed with whatever resources she had.
• St. Teresa was a thoughtful, disciplined, and helpful little girl who was apparently shy and introverted.
• When St. Teresa was nine, her father died, leaving the entire burden of supporting the family on her mother.
• Despite the difficulties, Drana ensured that her children attended the private elementary school and then the religious instruction at the Sacred Heart Church.
• After many months of uncontrollable pain and suffering, Monica was finally able to sleep peacefully that night and when she woke up in the morning her tumor was gone.
• Mother Teresa stated that love must hurt.
• Monica saw a beam of light emanating from the photograph of Mother Teresa.
• While others were praying in the chapel, Monica joined the prayers lying on her bed.
• In 1997, a tribal woman named Monica was diagnosed with a tumor in her stomach and was told by doctors that there was no way to save her.
• Mother Teresa was canonized a saint in 2016 after verifying the miracles by the Vatican.
• Mother Teresa's missionaries of charity had over 4,000 sisters and an associated brotherhood of 300 members operating 610 missions in 123 countries at the time of her death.
• Two sisters of the order tied a medallion with Mother Teresa's picture around the waist of Monica and then they prayed over her.
• Monica was admitted to a home run by the missionaries of charity in the town of Pataram.
• Mother Teresa was granted a state funeral by the Indian government in gratitude for her services to the poor.
• Mother Teresa was filled with joy when she was invited to meet Pope John Paul II.
• Drana's charitable nature, daily prayers, frequent visits to the church, and summer pilgrimage to Lourdes nurtured the desire to serve God in the mind of little Agnes.
• Agnes felt God's call upon her at the age of 17, after returning from a missionary work in Lourdes.
• Agnes's mother, Dhirana, went into her room and stayed there for 24 hours when Agnes told her of her intentions to become a nun.
• Dhirana was worried about Agnes's decision, but she eventually accepted it and put her hand in God's hand, walking all the way with him.
• Teresa started a school for the poor children in Calcutta, where she taught them and provided them with food and clothing.
• Teresa became known for her kindness and generosity, often offering her food to those in need.
• Teresa was known for her compassion and love for the poor, often visiting them in their homes and providing them with aid.
• Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work in helping the poor.
• Teresa got trained in healthcare and started her work in the poor slums of Calcutta, where she realized that the first thing to do was to take care of their health by providing free medical treatments.
• Teresa found her real calling when she was aboard a train traveling to Darjeeling, where she clearly heard the call that transformed her life.
• Teresa loved teaching from the start and soon became the favorite of her students.
• Teresa died on September 5, 1997, but her work continues through the Missionaries of Charity, an organization she founded.
• Teresa's superiors were shocked when she told them of her intentions to leave the convent, but they had much respect for Teresa and they got special permission allowing her to leave the convent.
• Agnes became a novice in the Sisters of Laredo and took the name Maria Teresa.
• Agnes initially worked in a hospital in Bengal and then worked as a teacher in a girls school in Calcutta.