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	Mother Teresa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Teresa was born as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Üsküb, a town in the Ottoman province of Kosovo (now Skopje in the Republic of Macedonia), where her father was a successful merchant.
		In 1979 Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, "for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitute a threat to peace." She refused the conventional ceremonial banquet given to laureates, and asked that the $6,000 funds be diverted to the poor in Calcutta.
		Mother Teresa was granted a full state funeral by the Indian Government, an honor normally given to presidents and prime ministers, in gratitude for her services to the poor of all religions in India.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mother_Teresa (3064 words)

	MSN Encarta - Mother Teresa of Calcutta
		Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), Roman Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity, and recipient of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her humanitarian work (see Nobel Prizes).
		Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 27, 1910, to Albanian parents in Skopje, which at the time was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire.
		In 1997, because of Mother Teresa’s poor health, Sister Nirmala was chosen to succeed her as leader of the Missionaries of Charity.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761558513/Mother_Teresa_of_Calcutta.html (477 words)

	Mother Teresa The Path of Love
		Mother Teresa of Calcutta was a Roman Catholic nun and founder of the Missionaries of Charity.
		She served as principal of a Roman Catholic high school in Calcutta, and was moved by the presence of the sick and dying on the city's streets.
		In recognition of her efforts, Mother Teresa was bestowed many awards, including the Padma Shri award for distinguished service in 1962, The Pope John XXIII Peace Prize in 1971, the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997.
	home.comcast.net /~motherteresasite/mother.html (696 words)

	Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
		Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Foundress of the Missionaries of Charity whom today I have the joy of adding to the Roll of the Blesseds, allowed this logic to guide her.
		This Gospel passage, so crucial in understanding Mother Teresa's service to the poor, was the basis of her faith-filled conviction that in touching the broken bodies of the poor she was touching the body of Christ.
		On October 7, 1950 the new congregation of the Missionaries of Charity was officially established in the Archdiocese of Calcutta.
	www.michaeljournal.org /teresa.htm (3397 words)

	Mother Teresa Biography
		It was in the protected environment of this school for the daughters of the wealthy that Teresa's new "vocation" developed and grew.
		As for clothing, Teresa decided she would set aside the habit she had worn during her years as a Loreto sister and wear the ordinary dress of an Indian woman: a plain white sari and sandals.
		Teresa found a never-ending stream of human needs in the poor she met, and frequently was exhausted.
	www.americancatholic.org /Features/Teresa/WhoWasTeresa.asp (1334 words)

	Mother Teresa of Calcutta - Ascension of Immortal Saints
		Beloved Teresa, with the Guidance of the Ascended Masters in Council, chose this very time and hour for Her Transition in the Light in the wake of the passing of a Princess.
		While in Calcutta, she was moved by the presence of the sick and dying on the city's streets.
		Her order received permission from Calcutta officials to use a portion of the abandoned temple to Kali, the Hindu goddess of transition and destroyer of demons.
	www.ascension-research.org /teresa.html (2822 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Merged Dorchester parish named for Mother Teresa
		Mother Teresa of Calcutta, outside her mission on Quincy Street in a 1995 visit, will have a Dorchester parish named after her.
		Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who inspired millions with her dedication to the poor, will be honored by the Archdiocese of Boston, which plans to name a Dorchester parish after the Albanian-born nun.
		She is widely expected to be canonized in a few years, in which case the church would be renamed St. Teresa of Calcutta parish.
	www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2004/08/13/merged_dorchester_parish_named_for_mother_teresa (567 words)

	CNN.com - Pope beatifies Mother Teresa - Oct. 20, 2003
		A smiling portrait of Mother Teresa was unveiled in the square during the ceremony.
		Residents of Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta, are watching the ceremony on giant television screens and celebrate two Masses at the house where she lived, worked, and is buried.
		Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910, Mother Teresa set up her Missionaries of Charity in the slums of Kolkata in 1950 and made her headquarters in the Indian city for nearly half a century.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/south/10/19/pope.mother.teresa (911 words)

	MOTHER TERESA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Mother Teresa deserves a special place in this huge communication network because her vocation is a message of love.
		In 1931, Mother Teresa took the name of Teresa from the French nun Thérèse Martin, who was canonized in 1927 with the title St. Thérèse of Lisieux.
		In 1948, Pope Pious XII granted Mother Teresa permission to leave her duties as an independent nun, and she began to share her life with the poor, the sick and the hungry of Calcutta.
	www.judithcorsino.com /teresa1.htm (319 words)

	Mother Teresa - Biography
		Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje*, Macedonia, on August 27, 1910.
		On October 7, 1950, Mother Teresa received permission from the Holy See to start her own order, "The Missionaries of Charity", whose primary task was to love and care for those persons nobody was prepared to look after.
		Mother Teresa's work has been recognised 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).
	www.nobel.se /peace/laureates/1979/teresa-bio.html (526 words)

	Catholic Online - Catholic Life - Mother Teresa - Mother Teresa of Calcutta
		Her father, a well-respected local businessman, died when she was eight years old, leaving her mother, a devoutly religious woman, to open an embroidery and cloth business to support the family.
		On 10 September 1946, on a train journey from Calcutta to Darjeeling, Mother Teresa received what she termed the "call within a call," which was to give rise to the Missionaries of Charity family of Sisters, Brothers, Fathers, and Co-Workers.
		Mother Teresa spoke at the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly in October 1985.
	www.catholic.org /clife/teresa (682 words)

	Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This cry gathered in the depths of her heart, forcing her journey on the streets of Calcutta and of all the margins of the world, to find Jesus among the poor, among the abaondoned, the dying, with generous dedication.
		In 1950, in Calcutta, she founded the congregation of the Missionaries of Charity; in 1954 she opened Nirmal Hriday, the house for the dying, near the temple of the goddess Kali and in the following years opened a house for children (Shishu Bavan) and a village for lepers (Santinagar).
		Mother Teresa had a word for everyone who came to her attention, especially towards the least; she left a tremendous impression of her visit because what she said in words seemed to mirror her soul.
	www.umilta.net /calcutta.html (1881 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Calcutta
		In Calcutta they have charge of the Male Orphanage with 300 boys and St. Joseph's High School with 800; in Howrah, of St Aloysius' School with 70; in Assansol, of St. Patrick's High School with 240, in Kurseong, of the Goethals Memorial Orphanage with 150.
		They have charge, in Calcutta, of the Chowringhee, Bowbazar, Dhurrumtollah, and Sealdah schools and the Entally orphanage, with about 1500 pupils; in Assansol, of a school with 140 girls; in Darjeeling, of a boarding school with 160, and in Morapai, of 160 native Bengali girls.
		In the Chotanagpore missions, west of Calcutta, the population is mostly of Dravidian (Ouraons) or Mogul (Mundas) origin with a few minor tribes.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03152a.htm (3781 words)

	Mother Theresa [1910-1997] catholic information center on the internet memorial reference library
		Mother Teresa, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, died on September 5, 1997, in her convent in India.
		She took the name "Teresa" after St. Teresa of Lesiux, patroness of the Missionaries.
		In 1948, she came across a half-dead woman lying in front of a Calcutta hospital.
	www.catholic.net /RCC/people/mother/teresa/teresa.html (331 words)

	Teresa, Mother on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Mother TERESA at her refuge of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta.
		Calcutta 3 February 1986.Pope John Paul II visited the Nirmal Hriday (Pure Heart) home run by Mother Teresa and her Sisters of Charity in Calcutta.She opened the home (PAR228196)
		Calcutta 3 February 1986.Pope John Paul II visited the Nirmal Hriday (Pure Heart) home run by Mother Teresa and her Sisters of Charity in Calcutta.She opened the home (PAR228197)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/t/teresa-m1.asp (571 words)

	MOTHER TERESA: 1910-1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		CALCUTTA, India (AP) -- Sisters of Mother Teresa's order sang and prayed over her simple tomb Sunday, a quiet tribute to an unassuming woman the day after the world said goodbye with an elaborate state funeral.
		CALCUTTA -- Mother Teresa, the frail nun who became a one-woman world power for good, was buried in a simple grave yesterday in a quiet corner of the Missionaries of Charity compound.
		With Mother Teresa to the end were scores of sisters and brothers from the order she founded soon after coming to India from Albania after World War II to help the poorest of the poor in this famously impoverished city on the Ganges.
	www.canoe.ca /MotherTeresa/home.html (272 words)

	Early Years of Mother Teresa
		Soon Sister Teresa contracted tuberculosis, was unable to continue teaching and was sent to Darjeeling for rest and recuperation.
		In 1948, the Vatican granted Sister Teresa permission to leave the Sisters of Loretto and pursue her calling under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Calcutta.
		In 1950, the group was established by the Church as a Diocesan Congregation of the Calcutta Diocese.
	www.ewtn.com /motherteresa/life.htm (447 words)

	Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta
		Blessed Teresa, you promised to continuously bring the light of love to those on earth; pray for us that we also may long to satiate the burning thirst of Jesus by loving Him ardently, sharing in His sufferings joyfully, and serving Him wholeheartedly in our brothers and sisters, especially those most unloved and unwanted.
		Mother Teresa of Calcutta was a wonderful person who showed how humans can love, give, listen, and touch one another with compassion and love.
		Love for Christ was the secret of her love for the poorest of the poor in Calcutta and throughout the world.
	catholicgirl.faithweb.com /mother_teresa.htm (2142 words)

	Blessed Mother Teresa -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		in full Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, also known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, original name Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to the poor, particularly to the destitute of India.
		Teresa was elevated to doctor of the church in 1970 by Pope Paul VI, the first woman to be so...
		One of the most highly respected women in the world, Mother Teresa was internationally known for her charitable work among the victims of poverty and neglect—particularly in the slums of Calcutta, India.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9071751?tocId=9071751 (816 words)

	Mother Teresa of Calcutta \| Book \| Photos
		The last professional photojournalist granted complete access to Mother Teresa, the Missionaries of Charity, the international team of volunteers, and the thousands of poor and sick served in her facilities throughout India.
		Enjoy 14 months of beautiful photography of Mother Teresa captured by award winning photojounalist Linda Schaeffer during her stay with the Missionaries of Charities in Calcutta.
		Mother Teresa tribute song with "Angelina", Mother Teresa speaking, and 20-minutes of Linda speaking about Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.
	www.motherteresaofcalcutta.com (77 words)

	Mother Teresa of Calcutta - Message Board - People in Action
		Teresa de Calcuta: Un testimonio del amor de Dios
		As well, there is quite a lot of information about Mother Teresa on the links of the message you have replied to (that is, Mother Teresa of Calcutta: addresses and links).
		If you are interested in a book (such as Mother Teresa: A Complete Authorized Biography, by Kathryn Spink), try some searchs on Mother Teresa, for example at Amazon (USA), Internet Bookshop (UK), etc. Or in Spanish at ISBN - Spain, etc. (See People in Action: Books).
	peopleinaction.info /board/2/700.html (1277 words)

	Blessed Mother Teresa, Missionaries Of Charity, Order of Mother Theresa, Calcutta, Bangalore and the World
		This Order was started in Calcutta by Mother Teresa, and has two branches in Bangalore which takes care of the destitute, abandoned and dying of all Castes and Religions.
		She taught in the Order's school in Calcutta until 1946, when she experienced what she described as a "call within a call" to aid the desperately poor of India in a way that required she leave her Convent.
		Understand that in Calcutta, there are some recommended hotels that have a understanding with the Sisters to take in those visitors to Calcutta who have come to serve the Mission.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/2960/mothert.htm (2729 words)

	Mother Teresa, a Tribute To Her Life And Cause, albania, albanians, india, calcuta, mother,TERESA, MOTHER TERESA. . (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Mother Teresa, a Tribute To Her Life And Cause, albania, albanians, india, calcuta, mother,TERESA, MOTHER TERESA.
		A tribute to Mother Teresa, her life and the legacy she left behind.
		This Mother Teresa site was designed by me with the sole purpose to let people all over the world know what a great, tireless humanitarian she was, and to raise the awareness about the problems that she dedicated her whole life to, which still exists.
	www.drini.com /motherteresa/index2.html (619 words)

	Mother Teresa of Calcutta - Great Men and Women of the World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), Albanian-born Roman Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity, and Nobel laureate.
		She was forced to scale down her activities in 1990 because of declining health.
		Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997, at age 87 in her Missionaries of Charity home in central Calcutta.
	homepage.oanet.com /jaywhy/mother.htm (263 words)

	Scrapbook Photos
		As it had been a dream of mine for the past twenty-five years to portray Mother Teresa on film, the manifestation of this project was truly a miracle.
		I am deeply indebted to the wonderful people of Sri Lanka, Italy and England who contributed their talents in the making of the production.
		I extend my deepest thanks to Sister Nirmala and all of the sisters belonging to the Missionaries of Charity whom I had the honor of meeting and speaking with in Rome during the beautiful beatification ceremony for Mother Teresa.
	www.oliviahussey.com /olivia_scrapbook/Pamphlet_01.htm (179 words)

	Buzzcut's interview with St Teresa of Avila
		If you want a fuller and more detailed manual on contemplative prayer, this is a systematic and in-depth introduction to the practice, drawing on St Teresa of Avila, St John of the Cross, and others.
		It was first published in about 1907, and it carries a letter of recommendation from Pope St Pius X. You can buy the reprint direct from the publishers, TAN Books, or you can get it from Catholic bookstores or places such as Amazon.com.
		When you’re ready to read St Teresa in her own words, volume 1 has her Life and more in it.
	www.geocities.com /buzzcut_2005 (760 words)

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