Mother Teresa: Life Span Development and Personality Mariflor Custodio PSY 300 November 3‚ 2014 Kathy Rupe Mother Teresa: Life Span Development and Personality “By blood‚ I am Albanian. By citizenship‚ I am Indian. By faith‚ I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling‚ I belong to the world. As to my heart‚ I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus” (The Holy See‚ 2014). Mother Teresa is an inspiration for many. This quote shows her true devotion and yet shows how she accepted diversity. When one thinks
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MOTHER TERESA Mother Theresa was a very prominent figure in the Catholic Church for many years. She was mostly associated with Calcutta‚ India - where she did most of her work. Inspired at a very early age she lived her life Christ wanted‚ doing everything to help the poorest of the poor. Mother Teresa‚ or Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu‚ was born to Nikolle and Dranafille Bojaxhiu on August 26‚ 1910. She was born in Shkup‚ which was in the center of the Ottoman Empire at the time (Present "" day Macedonia)
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According to Louise Slavicek‚ the Missionaries of Charity run 600 schools‚ missions‚ and shelters in 120 countries (90-91). In the eyes of many‚ this amount of service was extraordinary and her work expanded significantly! What was‚ even more‚ amazing was that Mother Teresa’s excellent work was recognized
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slums. Soon after volunteers and financial support rolled in and made it possible for her to continue her duty elsewhere. On October 7th 1950‚ Mother Teresa was granted permission by the Holy See to start her order known as "The Missionaries of Charity". The missionaries would focus on loving and caring for those persons which nobody cared for. In 1965 the group was declared an International Religious Family by Pope Paul VI. Societies have now spread throughout the world‚ including the former USSR
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WHO TRANSFORMED THE WORLD- 1. Mother Teresa-Mother Teresa was an Albanian-born Roman Catholic nun. In 1950‚ she founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta‚ India‚ a religious congregation that is currently active in more than 130 countries. In her work with the Missionaries of Charity‚ Mother Teresa cared for the poor‚ sick‚ orphaned and dying. The Missionaries of Charity gradually expanded beyond India‚ and in 2012‚ consisted of more than 4‚500 sisters operating in 133 countries. The congregation
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turned away anyone in need for help. It is said that during her early years‚ Agnes was fascinated by stories of missionaries and what they did for the community. By the age of 12 years of age she was completely convinced that she was called to commit herself to the Catholic Church and to live a religious life. At the age of 18‚ Agnes left her home and joined the Sisters of Loreto as a missionary. She never saw any of her family members again. She originally joined the Sisters of Loreto in Ireland to
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Elizabeth lived in the U.S. and Italy. She is the patron saint of in-law problems‚ death of children‚ widows‚ death of parents‚ and opposition of Church authorities. She held on to God’s love at all times. Seton also loved children. “Sisters of Charity” was created by Elizabeth. Elizabeth Ann Bayley was born on August 28‚ 1774‚ New York City‚ New York. She was born an Episcopalian Christian. Her mother died when she was three‚ so she had a very close relationship with the Virgin Mary as her mother
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from the people in her new home country but also from the people to whom she devoted her life. She was born in 1910 in Skopje‚ Macedonia. At the age of 18‚ she joined the “Sisters of Loreto” as a missionary. After one year‚ she went to India to begin her novitiate. About 20 years later she began her missionary work in the slums of Calcutta‚ India. Since at the time she didn’t have any income and even had to beg for food‚ Teresa started to doubt her personal strength in being able to pursue this kind
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Izzy 7A St. Catherine of Bologna St. Catherine‚ virgin of the Church‚ was born as Catherine de’ Vigri on September 8‚ 1413 in Bologna‚ Italy. She grew up in a wealthy home and received a great education. Catherine loved and excelled at painting‚ Latin‚ and the viola. When Catherine was only 13 or 14 years old she had a calling for the religious life and joined the convent of Corpus Domini at Ferrara. These were devout women who followed the rule of the Third Order of St. Augustine. Four years
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AND STARTED THE MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY. A FEW YEARS LATER‚ MOTHER TERESA SET UP NIRMAL HRIDAY. IT WAS A HOME FOR THE POOR AND THE DYING. THEN SHE SET UP A HOME FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN.SHE CALLED IT SHISHU BHAVAN. SHE DEVOTED HER ENTIRE LIFE TO SERVING PEOPLE. MOTHER TERESA GOT THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR PEACE IN 1979.THE NEXT YEAR‚ SHE WAS AWARDED THE BHARAT RATNA. SHE PASSED AWAY IN 1997. TODAY‚THE MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY IS HELPING PEOPLE IN OVER 125 COUNTRIES. THE NUNS OF THE CHARITY LOOK AFTER THE
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