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a short note on the birth of MOTHER TERESA

Mother Teresa was born on August 27,1910 in South Yugoslavia. She was youngest of the three siblings. Her father died in 1919 when she was eight years old. She was fascinated by story of the lives of missionaries and their service in Bengal.  By the age of 12, she had become convinced that she should commit herself to a religious life. She left home at age 18 to  pursue her life's mission of caring for the poorest of the poor. She joined the Sisters of Loreto as a missionary. After spending nearly two decades at the Loreto Convent, Mother Teresa stepped out of the convent to begin her mission which was in response to a 'call' that she received on a train journey to Darjeeling. She convinced the citizens of Kolkata that leprosy was not contagious.  She offered solace to the dying, rescued children from dustbins. 

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Mother teresa was born on 27th august 1910 in agnes ghonxhas, skopje mecedonia
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Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, MC,commonly known as Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), was a Roman Catholic religious sister and missionary who lived most of her life in India. She was born in today's Macedonia, with her family being of Albanian descent originating in Kosovo.

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 hospices 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 must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience as well as a fourth vow, to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor".

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