Sep 05

Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta

September 5th XX century

Indian nationalized, Albanian nun. Born in an Albanian Catholic family, the deep religiosity of her mother awoke in her a missionary vocation at the age of twelve. Being still a girl, she entered the Confraternity of the Daughters of Mary, where she started her activity of assistance to those most in need.
Name
Teresa (Femenino)
Meaning
Cazadora, from Griego
Celebrate
People named Teresa use to celebrate 15-Oct:
Saint Teresa of Ávila
Other saints
Other saints named Teresa
Secular name
Gonhxa Agnés Bojaxhiu
Born
August 26th 1910 en Skopje, in current Macedonia, the former yugoslav republic of
Dead
September 5th 1997 in Calcuta, in current India
Process
  • Madevenerable el December 20th 2002 por Blessed John Paul II
  • Beatifiedel October 19th 2003 por Blessed John Paul II
Celebration
September 5th
Religious
de las Misioneras de la Caridad
Picture of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta Fuente: wikimedia.org