IMPORTANCE
Mother Teresa was
born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia, on August 26th, 1910. Her family was of Albanian descent. At the
age of twelve, she felt strongly the call of God. She knew she had to be a
missionary to spread the love of Christ. At the age of eighteen she left her
parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of
nuns with missions in India. After a few months' training in Dublin she was
sent to India, where on May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. From
1931 to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta, but
the suffering and poverty she glimpsed outside the convent walls made such a
deep impression on her that in 1948 she received permission from her superiors
to leave the convent school and devote herself to working among the poorest of
the poor in the slums of Calcutta. Although she had no funds, she depended on
Divine Providence, and started an open-air school for slum children. Soon she
was joined by voluntary helpers, and financial support was also forthcoming.
This made it possible for her to extend the scope of her work.
DESCRIPTION
Mother Teresa's
work has been recognized and acclaimed throughout the world and she has
received a number of awards and distinctions, including the Pope John XXIII
Peace Prize (1971) and the Nehru Prize for her promotion of international peace
and understanding (1972). She also received the Balzan Prize (1979) and the
Templeton and Magsaysay awards. Her performance was received with open arms by the Sisters
of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity when it was screened for them in
Italy. Also present at the screening and pleased with Olivia's portrayal
was Agi Bojaxhiu, a wonderful lady and the niece and only direct living
relative of Mother herself.
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