MOTHER TERESA

EARLY LIFE

• Born on August 26, 1910
• Originally born with the name Agnes Bojaxhiu
• Showed an interest in missionaries at age 12
• Joined the Sisters of Loreto in 1928.

ENTERING INDIA

• Joined the Sisters of Loreto in 1928.
• Became a citizen in India in 1929.
• She then became a teacher.

MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY

• She began her missionary work in 1948.
• She was the founder of the M.O.C.
• Over 4500 sisters participate

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Positional Power
The power of an individual because of the position & duties of the holder of the position within an organization.

Reverent Power
The influence or power someone has over others due to them being well respected.

CULTURE

• She was beautified in 2003.
• She then became Mother Teresa of Calcutta
• Was seen as a great symbol to the Roman Catholic Church.

SOCIETY

• She helped the poor
• She also helped victims of natural disasters
• Helped orphan children
• Opened hospices right in the slums of her community

THE WORLD

• Won the U.S Presidential Medal of Freedom
• She won the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Divinity.

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