Mother Teresa, the saintly nun who dedicated her life to serving the
poor and destitute.
Full name: Her original name was
Anjez Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. She later adopted the name Teresa after Saint Therese of Lisieux.
Other names: She was also known as Saint Teresa of
Calcutta, St.
Mother Teresa, and Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.
Born: She was born on August 26, 1910, in
Skopje, which was then part of the
Ottoman Empire. She was baptized on the same day as her birth.
School: She attended a state-run primary school and a convent-run secondary
school in Skopje. She learned to speak Albanian, Serbian, and English.
College: She did not attend college, but she joined the
Sisters of Loreto
at the age of 18 in Ireland, where she received training as a nun.
Degree: She did not obtain any formal degree, but she became a teacher of
geography and catechism at the order's school in Calcutta (now Kolkata),
India.
Spouse: She never married, as she took vows of chastity, poverty, and
obedience as a nun.
Children: She did not have any biological children, but she considered all the
people she served as her spiritual children.
Parents names: Her father was
Nikola Bojaxhiu, a businessman and politician, and her mother was Dranafile Bojaxhiu, a
homemaker and devout Catholic.
Grandparents: Her paternal grandparents were Marko Bojaxhiu and Gonxhe
Bojaxhiu, and her maternal grandparents were Lazar Sulejmanovski and Agnes
Sulejmanovski, according to a website dedicated to Mother Teresa's genealogy.
Brother: She had an older brother named Lazar Bojaxhiu, who became a civil
engineer and a professor at the University of Skopje.
Sister: She had an older sister named Agáta Bojaxhiu, who married and had
children.
Friends: She had many friends and admirers from different walks of life, such
as
Princess Diana,
Pope John Paul II, Malcolm Muggeridge, Navin Chawla, and others, according to a biography of
Mother Teresa by
Kathryn Spink.
Siblings: She had two siblings, Lazar and Agáta, as mentioned above.
Model: She did not work as a model, but she was an inspiration for many people
who admired her humility, compassion, and faith, according to an article by
Time magazine on Mother Teresa's legacy.
Movies: There have been several movies made about her life and work, such as
The Letters (2014), Mother Teresa of Calcutta (2003), Mother Teresa (1986),
and others. Coming Soon
TV show: There have been some TV shows that featured her story or interviews,
such as Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor (1997), The Miracle of Love
(1995), The Late Show with David Letterman (1989), and others.
Debut: Her debut in public service was in 1929, when she arrived in India as a
missionary nun and began teaching at St. Mary's School in Calcutta.
Awards: She received many awards and honors for her humanitarian work, such as
the Nobel Peace Prize (1979), the Bharat Ratna (1980), the Presidential Medal
of Freedom (1985), the Congressional Gold Medal (1997), and others.
Here are some details about Mother Teresa, the saintly nun who dedicated her
life to serving the poor and destitute.
Full name: Her original name was Anjez Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. She later adopted the
name Teresa after Saint Thérèse of Lisieux.
Other names: She was also known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, St. Mother
Teresa, and Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.
Born: She was born on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, which was then part of the
Ottoman Empire. She was baptized on the same day as her birth.
School: She attended a state-run primary school and a convent-run secondary
school in Skopje. She learned to speak Albanian, Serbian, and English.
College: She did not attend college, but she joined the Sisters of Loreto at
the age of 18 in Ireland, where she received training as a nun.
Degree: She did not obtain any formal degree, but she became a teacher of
geography and catechism at the order's school in Calcutta (now Kolkata),
India.
Spouse: She never married, as she took vows of chastity, poverty, and
obedience as a nun.
Children: She did not have any biological children, but she considered all the
people she served as her spiritual children.
Parents names: Her father was Nikola Bojaxhiu, a businessman and politician,
and her mother was Dranafile Bojaxhiu, a homemaker and devout Catholic.
Grandparents: Her paternal grandparents were Marko Bojaxhiu and Gonxhe
Bojaxhiu, and her maternal grandparents were Lazar Sulejmanovski and Agnes
Sulejmanovski, according to a website dedicated to Mother Teresa's genealogy.
Brother: She had an older brother named Lazar Bojaxhiu, who became a civil
engineer and a professor at the University of Skopje.
Sister: She had an older sister named Agáta Bojaxhiu, who married and had
children.
Friends: She had many friends and admirers from different walks of life, such
as Princess Diana, Pope John Paul II, Malcolm Muggeridge, Navin Chawla, and
others, according to a biography of Mother Teresa by Kathryn Spink.
Siblings: She had two siblings, Lazar and Agáta, as mentioned above.
Model: She did not work as a model, but she was an inspiration for many people
who admired her humility, compassion, and faith, according to an article by
Time magazine on Mother Teresa's legacy.
Movies: There have been several movies made about her life and work, such as
The Letters (2014), Mother Teresa of Calcutta (2003), Mother Teresa (1986),
and others. There is a list of movies about Mother Teresa on
KVSVDENTERTAINMENTOFFICIAL.
TV show: There have been some TV shows that featured her story or interviews,
such as Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor (1997), The Miracle of Love
(1995), The Late Show with David Letterman (1989), and others.
Debut: Her debut in public service was in 1929, when she arrived in India as a
missionary nun and began teaching at St. Mary's School in Calcutta.
Awards: She received many awards and honors for her humanitarian work, such as
the Nobel Peace Prize (1979), the Bharat Ratna (1980), the Presidential Medal
of Freedom (1985), the Congressional Gold Medal (1997), and others.
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