Mother Teresa is famous all over the world for
her work with the poor in India. She was born in 1910 in Croatia.
As a young girl she went to Ireland to become a nun, from where
she was sent to India. She says that although she knew that God
had called her, she had loved her family life and it was a hard
decision to leave home; but once she had decided to leave, she
never doubted she had done the right thing.
When she was 36, she decided to serve God
among the poor, the hungry, the sick and the dying people of
Calcutta.
Teresa worked with poorest people of the city,
orphans, the sick and the dying. In time people came to help her,
and she formed a new religious order, the Missionary Sisters of
Charity. The order is now spread all over the world. Members of
the Order are pledged to pray for and help the poor, and the only
things they own are two saris (simple Indian-style clothing) and
a bucket to wash them in.
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