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Teresa, Mother
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Teresa, Mother (1910–97), founder of the Missionaries of Charity. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born in Macedonia of Albanian parents. In 1928 she joined the Sisters of Loretto, taking the name of
Teresa (of Lisieux). She was sent to Calcutta to teach in a school which catered for the well-to-do. She felt drawn to the very poor and was allowed in 1948 to leave her Order. Dressed in a sari, she went to live in the slums of Calcutta, teaching the children of the poor and caring for the destitute. Others joined her and in 1950 her new Order, the Missionaries of Charity (Sisters) was approved. The foundation of the Missionary Brothers of Charity (1963) and the International co-Workers of Mother Teresa (1969) followed. Her devotion (especially to the dying) caught the imagination of the world; in India she was given a State funeral.
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Mother Teresa's Funeral
Transcript from: Weekend Saturday (NPR); 9/13/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...WEEKEND EDITION. I'm Scott Simon. Mother Teresa of Calcutta has been laid to rest...JOHN PAUL: It has been said that Mother Teresa might have done more to fight the...of poverty in the world. Mother Teresa was aware of this criticism. She...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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MOTHER TERESA'S DENVER LEGACY LOCAL NUNS CARRY ON HER TIRELESS WORK.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 9/6/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...pray for their founder, Mother Teresa, who died Friday...the friendship between Mother Teresa and Princess Diana...materially poor, but Mother Teresa seemed to sense that she...Missionaries of Charity pray for Mother Teresa in the Seton House chapel...
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Mother Teresa Items Go on Display
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/23/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...beatification of Mother Teresa of Calcutta who is...got testimony from Mother Teresa's detractors...the end, Mother Teresa was not found to...arranged for relics of Mother Teresa _ samples...Only after Mother Teresa is beatified can...
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Mother Teresa's Beatification Celebrated
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/19/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...walk along a street holding banners depicting Mother Teresa as they make their way to Mother Teresa's home in Calcutta, India Sunday Oct. 19...orphanages and leprosy homes run by Mother Teresa's charity and in hundreds of thousands of...
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Mother Teresa: A Complete Authorized Biography.
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 2/4/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...copy writer describes Mother Teresa as "another great humanitarian...humanity, while Mother Teresa's goal was to serve...the world. In that time Mother Teresa, largely as a...obvious love for Mother Teresa, Spink's biography...
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Mother Teresa miracle okayed; beatification set.(Main News)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 12/20/2002; 700+ words
; ...AFP) The late Mother Teresa will be beatified...Saints, outlined Mother Teresa's "heroic...attributed to Mother Teresa's intercession...for the cause for Mother Teresa's sainthood...Position: Mother Teresa In Theory and Practice...
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 "Norridge News (IL)")
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Mother Teresa remembered
Newspaper article from: Norridge News (IL); 9/11/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...when he heard the news of Mother Teresa's death. "I thought...shook hands with Mother Teresa at St. Peter's Basilica...particularly moved by Mother Teresa's death because...memorial Mass for Mother Teresa will be held at 5:30...
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta Center Founded.
PR Newswire; 6/2/2005; 700+ words
; ...the religious order founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, announced today the creation of the Mother Teresa of Calcutta Center (MTC). Established to promote genuine devotion to Mother Teresa and authentic knowledge of her life, work...
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Mother Teresa's doubts expressed in new book
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 8/26/2007; ; 700+ words
; Mother Teresa's hidden faith struggle...and rewarding prayer life. Mother Teresa in a sense was going...forged friendships with Mother Teresa, her inner torment came...produced two films about Mother Teresa and traveled extensively...
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MOTHER TERESA'S ORDER THRIVES
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 8/30/1998; 700+ words
; ...THE PRINTED VERSION. "Mother Teresa: In," says a wooden...clogged streets. Mother Teresa died, but their mission...possible successors to Mother Teresa and who handled...direction that Mother Teresa gave it," said the Rev...
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Mother Teresa
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
Mother Teresa Born: August 27, 1910 Skopje, Macedonia...Calcutta, India Albanian nun Mother Teresa's devotional work among the poor and...received considerable publicity, and Mother Teresa used it to benefit her work. In 1957...
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Mother Teresa's Exorcism
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
Mother Teresa's Exorcism mother teresa (1910 – 1997), winner of the nobel peace prize in...archbishop of calcutta, henry d'souza, revealed that mother teresa had an exorcism performed on her while she was hospitalized in...
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Teresa, Mother
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Teresa, Mother (1910–97), founder of the...Sisters of Loretto, taking the name of Teresa (of Lisieux). She was sent to Calcutta...the International co-Workers of Mother Teresa (1969) followed. Her devotion (especially...
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Teresa of Avila
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...racially "pure" backgrounds. Teresa's mother, Beatriz de Ahumada, bore...died in childbirth when Teresa was 13. Teresa was a very...After the death of her mother, her father had to make a choice for Teresa. She could either be married...
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Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...VILA (1515 – 1582) TERESA OF Á VILA (1515...and a patron saint of Spain. Teresa of Á vila was born Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada in Á...xE1; nchez de Cepeda. Her mother came from an Old Christian family...
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