mother Teresa and her life

1. Mother Teresa

2. Introduction
• Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, commonly known as Mother Teresa (26
August 1910 – 5 September 1997), was a Roman Catholic Religious Sister
and missionary of Albanian origin who lived for most of her life in India.
• Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic
religious congregation, which in 2012 consisted of over 4,500 sisters and is
active in 133 countries. They run hospitals and homes for people with
HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis; soup kitchens; dispensaries and
mobile clinics; children's and family counselling programmes; orphanages;
and schools. Members of the institute must adhere to the vows of
chastity, poverty and obedience, and the fourth vow, to give
"wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor".[
• Mother Teresa was the recipient of numerous honours including the 1979
Nobel Peace Prize. In 2003, she was beatified as "Blessed Teresa of
Calcutta". A second miracle credited to her intercession is required before
she can be recognised as a saint by the Catholic Church.

3. Contributions
She converted a lot of people in vulnerable situations who had little choice if
they wanted to be rescued from the street, once they were inside the mostly
empty hospitals proper medical care was minimal, pain relief was non-existent.

4. Death
After several years of deteriorating health in which she suffered from heart,
lung and kidney problems, Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997 at
the age of 87. Since her death, Mother Teresa has remained in the public
spotlight. In particular, the publication of her private correspondence in
2003 caused a wholesale re-evaluation of her life by revealing the crisis of
faith she suffered for most of the last 50 years of her life.

5. Credits
• Bernard ang
• An cheng yang
• Jeric teo
• Owen foo