Mother Teresa was born on August 27, 1910 in Skopje Macedonia. Her first name was Anjeze Gonxhe
Bojaxhiu. Mother Teresa parents, Nikola and Drana Bojaxhiu .Were of Albanian descent. Her father was an entrepreneur
who worked as a construction contractor and a trader of medicines and other goods. Her mother was attached to the
church and Christian missionary of charity.
At the age of 5 years, Mother Teresa helped her mother in the church for religious activities. During this time she sang in
the church choir, helped her mother organize church events, and went on walks with her mother to hand out food and
supplies to the poor.
In 1919, when mother Teresa was only 8 years old, her father suddenly fell ill and died. While the cause …show more content…
When Mother Teresa was 12 years old, she began to feel called to serve God as a nun. Deciding to become a nun was a
very difficult decision. Becoming a nun not only meant giving up the chance to marry and have children it also meant giving
up all her worldly possessions and her family, perhaps forever. When mother Teresa was 17, she made the difficult
decision to become a nun. Having read many articles about the work Catholic missionaries were doing in India, Mother
Teresa was determined to go there. Thus, Mother Teresa applied to the Loreto order of nuns, based in Ireland but with
missions in India. In September 1928, 18-year-old Mother Teresa said goodbye to her family to travel to Ireland and then
on to India. She never saw her mother or sister again.
She began teaching history and geography at the convent schools in Calcutta, in 1935, 25-year-old Mother Teresa was
given a special exemption to teach at a school outside of the convent, St. Teresa's. After two years at St. Teresa's, Mother
Teresa took her final vows on May 24, 1937 and officially became "Mother Teresa." She dedicated through out all of
Bojaxhiu. Mother Teresa parents, Nikola and Drana Bojaxhiu .Were of Albanian descent. Her father was an entrepreneur
who worked as a construction contractor and a trader of medicines and other goods. Her mother was attached to the
church and Christian missionary of charity.
At the age of 5 years, Mother Teresa helped her mother in the church for religious activities. During this time she sang in
the church choir, helped her mother organize church events, and went on walks with her mother to hand out food and
supplies to the poor.
In 1919, when mother Teresa was only 8 years old, her father suddenly fell ill and died. While the cause …show more content…
When Mother Teresa was 12 years old, she began to feel called to serve God as a nun. Deciding to become a nun was a
very difficult decision. Becoming a nun not only meant giving up the chance to marry and have children it also meant giving
up all her worldly possessions and her family, perhaps forever. When mother Teresa was 17, she made the difficult
decision to become a nun. Having read many articles about the work Catholic missionaries were doing in India, Mother
Teresa was determined to go there. Thus, Mother Teresa applied to the Loreto order of nuns, based in Ireland but with
missions in India. In September 1928, 18-year-old Mother Teresa said goodbye to her family to travel to Ireland and then
on to India. She never saw her mother or sister again.
She began teaching history and geography at the convent schools in Calcutta, in 1935, 25-year-old Mother Teresa was
given a special exemption to teach at a school outside of the convent, St. Teresa's. After two years at St. Teresa's, Mother
Teresa took her final vows on May 24, 1937 and officially became "Mother Teresa." She dedicated through out all of