MOTHER THERESA (1910-1997)

MOTHER THERESA (1910-1997)

Mother Theresa was born of Albanian parents in Yugoslavia. Her childhood name

was Agnes. She came to India in 1929 to teach in St. Mary's High School Calcutta.

In 1950 she founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta to care for the

'poorest of the poor' sequel to the touch of a divine command she received. The

Missionaries of Charity have since grown into a world wide order. Mother

Theresa's love and compassion for the distressed and the uncared for in society

have earned for her universal esteem and reverence. She was the recipient of

many awards including Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and Bharat Ratna (1980) She

died in Calcutta on 5-09-1997.