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MOTHER TERESA

Aug. 26, 1910- Sept. 5,1997 Mother Teresa lived in Calcutta, India. Which is located on the eastern coast of India. **Mother Teresa's family was a devoted catholic family, they prayed every evening and went to church almost everyday. It was her family's generosity, care for the poor and the less fortunate that made a great impact on young Mother Teresa's life. By age 12, she had made up her mind, she realized that her vocation was aiding the poor. **  At 18, she decided to be a nun, Mary hoped that becoming a nun would lead her to a life like that described in the wonderful stories told of missionaries and saints at her local parish. She left home to follow her dreams, never to see her mother again. In 1950, after serving fifteeen years as a nun at a place in Bengal, India called Loreto, Mother Teresa began the Missionaries of Charity. Devoting her life to the service of the poor and dispossessed Mother Teresa became a global icon for selfless service to others. Through her missionary of Charities she personally cared for 1000s of sick and dying people in Calcutta. She was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 1979. I think that Mother Teresa was important because the main message in her work to me was that you need to help others that are in need. Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997. She died of heart failure at the age of 87. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work in bringing help to suffering humanity.