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1. Mother Teresa
Mr. Kamlesh JoshiMr. Kamlesh Joshi

2. Early Days
 She was born on
27th
August
1910.Her real
name was Agnes
Gionxhu Bejuxhiu
and she was the
youngest child of
Nikola, a
politician, and
Drane Bejuxhiu in
Skopje in
Yugoslavia.

3. Angel Died
OShe was 10 when her father died, She was the youngest of theShe was 10 when her father died, She was the youngest of the
children of a family..After her father's death, her mother raised herchildren of a family..After her father's death, her mother raised her
as a Roman Catholic. went to theas a Roman Catholic. went to the Loreto AbbeyLoreto Abbey,, IrelandIreland, to learn, to learn
English, the language the Sisters of Loreto used to teach schoolEnglish, the language the Sisters of Loreto used to teach school
children in India.[12] She arrived in India in 1929, and began herchildren in India.[12] She arrived in India in 1929, and began her
novitiate in Darjeeling, near the Himalayan mountains.[13] Shenovitiate in Darjeeling, near the Himalayan mountains.[13] She
took her first religious vows as a nun on May 24, 1931. At that timetook her first religious vows as a nun on May 24, 1931. At that time
she chose the name Teresashe chose the name Teresa
OShe died in September 5, 1997.She died in September 5, 1997.

4. The Decision of nuns
 .[12] She arrived in India in 1929, and began her
novitiate in Darjeeling, near the Himalayan mountains.
 Age 18 – joined the Sisters of Loretto a roman catholic
order .
 Age 21 – takes first religious vows and chooses the name
therse du lisieux after the saint of missionaries .

5. Indian Slums

6. Working with the poor
O On September10th 1964 she got
the calling to work with the poor.
She began missionary work with the
poor of Calcutta. She replaced the
loretto habit with a simple white
cotton chira with a blue border.
O In 1948 she took Indian citizenship
and opened her first school in
Motjhil to serve the homeless and
starving. It was difficult at first as
there was no money and she had to
beg for food and other supplies. She
did some medical training in Paris.

7. Missionaries of Charity
O October 7th
1950 – Vatican permission to set up
Missionaries of Charity, to care for the hungry,
the naked, the homeless, the crippled, the
blind and lepers.
O She started with 13 nuns now there are over
4,000

8. Homes for the poor
O 1952 – opens Nirmal
Hriday [pure heart]
for the dying.
O 1955 – opens Nirmala
Shishua Bhavan
[ immaculate heart]
for lost children or
children's home.
O 1957 – opens Shanti
Nagar [city of
peace] a home for
lepers.
O Her order became
well known for this
work!

9. International
Charity

10. Where she helped
O 1982 – siege of Beirut O 1985 - Ethopia
O 1986 - Chernobyl O 1988 - Armenia

11. Mother Teresa meets…

12. Awards that she got
O 1962 - Padma shri award
O 1971 - Pope John XXIII peace prize
O 1975 - Albert Schweiter international prize
O 1976 - Pacem in Terris award
O 1978 - Balzon prize
O 1979 - Noble Peace Prize
O 1983 - Order of Merit
O 1985 - Medal of Freedom
O 1994 - Golden Honour of the Nation [Albania]
O 1996 - Honorary citizenship of USA
1998 - Pope John Paul II begins the process to

13. The final days
O March 13th
1997 –
she stepped
down as head
nun and is
replaced by Sister
Nirnala.
O September 5th
1997 – She died of
a massive heart
attack in Calcutta
at the age of 87.
O Her funeral was on
the 13th
of
September 1997.
She was given a
state funeral

14. Pictures of her funeral

15. How she affected people’s
life:
O For over forty five years she ministered
to the poor, sick, orphaned, and
dying, while guiding the Missionaries of
Charity's expansion, first throughout
India and then in other countries.
O By the 1970s she had become
internationally famed as a
humanitarian and advocate for the
poor and helpless.

16. Thanking you
O “ Not all of us can do
great things. But we
can do small things
with great love.”
– Mother Teresa