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    Childhood and Move to India

    Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in what is now Skopje, North Macedonia; at the time it was part of the Ottoman Empire. Her family was of Albanian descent; her father, a reasonably successful merchant, died when she was just eight years old. After his death, the family struggled financially, but her mother instilled in young Agnes the importance of leading a Christian life and serving the less fortunate.

    At the age of 12, Agnes first felt a calling to become a nunna and devote her life to God. She left home at the age of 18 and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish Catholic order with missions in India. She received training near Dublin, where she began learning English, before traveling to Kolkata (then known as Calcutta), India in late 1928. She took her first vows as a nun in May 1931, and received a new name: Teresa, after Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. In 1937, when she took her final vows, she became known as Mother Teres

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    Mother Teresa

    Albanian-Indian Catholic saint (1910–1997)

    This article is about the Catholic nunna and saint. For other uses, see Mother Teresa (disambiguation).

    Saint


    Teresa of Calcutta


    MC

    Mother Teresa in 1995

    BornAnjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu
    (1910-08-26)26 August 1910
    Üsküp, Kosovo vilayet, Ottoman Empire
    Died5 September 1997(1997-09-05) (aged 87)
    Calcutta, West Bengal, India
    Venerated inCatholic Church
    Anglican Communion
    Beatified19 October 2003, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City bygd Pope John Paul II
    Canonized4 September 2016, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis
    Major shrineMother House of the Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
    Feast5 September[1]
    AttributesReligious habit
    Rosary
    Patronage
    TitleSuperior general
    Nationality
    Signature
    ReligionCatholicism
    DenominationCatholic
    Institute
    Period in office1950–1997
    SuccessorSr. Nirmala J

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    Mother Teresa Facts, Biography, and Inspiration

    On February 10th, 2022, Father Joe’s Villages celebrated the opening of the affordable housing community, Saint Teresa of Calcutta Villa. Hundreds of community members, city officials, donors, residents and Father Joe Villages’ staff and volunteers came together to inaugurate this monumental achievement with a ribbon cutting ceremony and tours of the grounds.

    As the newest project in our Turning the Key initiative, Saint Teresa of Calcutta Villa will prevent and end the homelessness of more than 500 seniors, families, veterans, and people with disabilities. 

    In just two years, Saint Teresa of Calcutta Villa has provided hundreds of San Diegans with restored dignity and a sense of hope. Currently, the building has a 92% occupancy rate and is home to
    approximately 40 families, 270 seniors ages 50 and up, and 75 veterans.

    The name of the building itself–Saint Teresa of Calcutta Villa– inspires hope and conveys a message of fait