Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, Macedonia. Her background was Albanian. When Agnes was 12, she received a call from God and from that stage she knew she wanted to become a missionary to spread the Word of Christ. In September of 1928, Agnes had left her home to arrive at the Loreto Convent in Ireland. On the 12th of October, she was given the name Teresa after St. Teresa of Lisieux. In 1929, Teresa was sent to Calcutta by the Loreto Convent. She received her first vows as a Catholic nun on the 24th of May 1931. She worked at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta where she taught history and geography. After a few years, she became principal of the school. She received her final vows on the 24th of May 1937 and from that moment she became known as Mother Teresa.
In 1946, Mother Teresa traveled to Darjeeling when she experienced a 'call within a call'. This was known as a message to withdraw from the convent and to help the poor by living among them. She witnessed the suffering and poverty that happened outside the convent walls and this persuaded her to leave the convent in order to help these people. In 1948, she was given permission to withdraw from the convent and dedicate herself to helping the poor in the slums of Calcutta. Mother Teresa started a school for slum children. Voluntary helpers and financial support made it achievable for Mother Teresa to extend the area of her work.
The people who were affected by poverty influenced Mother Teresa to start 'The Missionaries of Charity'. The most important task was to love and care for people that no one would look after. Mother Teresa believed that by helping these people it was her way of serving God. Mother Teresa and the nuns of the missionary were taught to love people no matter what was wrong with them and help them with what ever was wrong with them.
In 1946, Mother Teresa traveled to Darjeeling when she experienced a 'call within a call'. This was known as a message to withdraw from the convent and to help the poor by living among them. She witnessed the suffering and poverty that happened outside the convent walls and this persuaded her to leave the convent in order to help these people. In 1948, she was given permission to withdraw from the convent and dedicate herself to helping the poor in the slums of Calcutta. Mother Teresa started a school for slum children. Voluntary helpers and financial support made it achievable for Mother Teresa to extend the area of her work.
The people who were affected by poverty influenced Mother Teresa to start 'The Missionaries of Charity'. The most important task was to love and care for people that no one would look after. Mother Teresa believed that by helping these people it was her way of serving God. Mother Teresa and the nuns of the missionary were taught to love people no matter what was wrong with them and help them with what ever was wrong with them.