Mother Teresa's real name is agnes gonxha bojaxhiu. She is an Albanian, born in Skopje (the capital of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) in Otto Manchu province. Her father Nigra is a successful local grocery store contractor, and her mother Dranafila Bojaxhiu. She is a woman with an elder brother and an elder sister (and later, the elder sister). Albanian is spoken at home, and it is a Catholic family. In the town where she lives, most of them are Muslims and Christians, and only a few are Catholics.

Mother Teresa rarely mentioned her childhood, but she once said that when she joined a Catholic children's charity at the age of 65,438+02, she felt that her future career was to help the poor. At the age of 65,438+05, she and her sister decided to go to India for missionary training. At the age of 65,438+08, she joined the Irish loretto order and received missionary training in Dublin and Darjeeling. 193 1 year, Mother Teresa officially became a nun. 1937 In May, she decided to become a nun for life and changed her name to Mother Teresa according to the name and spirit of' (St. Theresa, the most famous nun in France19th century). In the early 1940s, Mother Teresa served as the principal of Saint Mary loretto convent middle school. But at that time, there was a big gap between the rich and the poor, and the school was peaceful. But outside the school, the streets were full of helpless lepers, beggars and street children. 1September, 946 10, Mother Teresa spent a year in a convent in Darjeeling, India, and felt strongly that she wanted to serve the poor. After returning to Calcutta, she asked the local archbishop to leave the school and monastery, but she never got permission.

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Sisters of Charity Missionaries

1947, East Pakistan became independent from India, and tens of thousands of refugees poured into Kolkata, most of them Hindus who were afraid of being persecuted by Muslims. Infectious diseases such as cholera and leprosy broke out in the streets and lanes, so the streets and high walls of Calcutta became more and more like hell, tormenting Mother Teresa's heart. At the constant request of the Archbishop and the Vatican, 1948. And give her a community and shelter to help the poor in need. Mother Teresa immediately went to receive medical training and asked for help. 1June, 950, Mother Teresa and others 12 founded the Charity Missionary Society; ; Also known as Ji Bo), the nun's dress in the church was changed into a traditional salon for Indian women, and a simple blue border was set on the white cloth to become the uniform of Sister Ji Bo.

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One day, Teresa went to Bataan Hospital to discuss her work. She found an old woman lying on the road near the station as if she were dead. Teresa squatted down and took a closer look: rags wrapped around her feet were covered with ants. It seems that a mouse bit a hole in her head, leaving blood, and the wound was covered with flies and maggots. She quickly measured the old woman's breath and pulse, as if she still had a breath. She drove away flies and ants and wiped away blood and maggots. Teresa thinks that if she is left lying there, she will die. So she temporarily gave up her trip to Bataan Island and asked someone to help send the old woman to a nearby hospital. At first, the hospital ignored the old woman who had no family, but the doctor treated the old woman under Teresa's repeated entreaties, and then said to Teresa, "You must be hospitalized temporarily. When you get out of the critical period, you need to find a place to rest." After Teresa entrusted the patient to the hospital, she immediately went to the health care class in the city hall, hoping to provide a rest place for the poor patients. After listening carefully to Teresa's request, the director of CCBA health care class took her to a famous Kali temple in Calcutta and promised to provide him with a place behind the temple for free. At first, they were strongly opposed by the Brahmins in the Indian parish on the grounds that Mother Teresa was not Indian. But Mother Teresa was not afraid of opposition. She still helped many dying patients in the street and went to the shelter to clean them and give them a place to rest, including Hindu monks. This touched many Indians, and the opposition gradually subsided.

Since finding this foothold, in less than a day, the nuns have settled more than 30 poorest and most miserable people. One of the old people died the night he moved here. Before he died, he took Teresa's hand and whispered in Bengali:' I lived like a dog all my life, and now I die like a person, thank you.'

It is impossible to save my dying people in Calcutta by Mother Teresa's work. But Teresa has her own unique views. She believes that human misfortune does not exist in poverty, disease or hunger. The real misfortune is that when people are sick or poor, someone helps them. Even if they die, they should have a home before they die. This is Mother Teresa spreading the love of the Lord to dying people. p

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This veritable refuge for the poor, the sick and the dying was finally established in August 1952. At that time, there was a sign hanging at the door, which read' Nil Maguade', which means' home of a pure heart' in Bengali.

Seven years later, Mother Teresa's "Charity Missionary Society" established two such hospices in the Indian capital New Delhi and Ranch respectively.

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Documentary and Pop

In the1960s, Mother Teresa's refuge became a well-known place in Calcutta. Patients who are sick in the street and need help know this place where they can rest in peace. Shelters began to expand rapidly. Due to the shortage of manpower, it began to recruit volunteers all over the world. Through word of mouth, it also opened up world popularity. 1969, British journalist macor Mungrich filmed a documentary "Beautiful Things for God", focusing on Mother Teresa. The film shows the amazing poverty and helplessness in the shelter and the streets of India, and the spirit of Mother Teresa's decision to serve the poorest people all her life, which touched many people and made Mother Teresa a world celebrity.

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win a prize

197 1 year, Pope pope pius xii awarded Mother Teresa? Pope John XXIII? Peace prize; In the same year, the Kennedy Award was also awarded to her, in addition to the albert schweitzer International Award 1975 and the US Presidential Medal of Freedom1985; 1994 US Congressional Gold Medal; 1996 165438+1October16 honorary citizen of the United States and honorary degrees from many universities; The most important 1979 Nobel Peace Prize was also awarded to her. At that time, she refused the award banquet and bonus. The media asked her: What can we do to promote world peace? ? . She replied:? Go home and love your family. ?

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Health deterioration and death

1983 Mother Teresa suffered her first heart attack while visiting Pope Paul II in Rome. 1989 when she had a second heart attack, she received an artificial heart. 199 1 After returning from a trip to Mexico, she got pneumonia and her health deteriorated day by day. So she submitted her resignation to Ji Bo on the grounds that she could no longer take care of patients all day like other nuns. In the secret ballot of the monastery, other nuns and monks voted for Mother Teresa to stay in Ji Bo and lead them.

1April, 997, Mother Teresa fell and hurt her collarbone. In August, she received a heart transplant, but her health did not improve day by day. 1In March 1997, she quit the Ji Bo Club and died in September of the same year at the age of 87. Mother Teresa left 4,000 nuns, more than 65,438+10,000 volunteers and 6 10 charity works in 123 countries. India held a state funeral for her. Ironically, on August 3 1 of the same year, Princess Diana of England died in a car accident. The media spent a whole month reporting Princess Diana's car accident and its follow-up news, but the death of Mother Teresa became a small corner of the newspaper.

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Miracles and blessings

Mother Teresa was deified by Indians who respected her after her death. Because the Catholic Church must have a miracle witness record before the blessing ceremony, Mother Teresa's miracle witness record comes from an Indian woman, Monica Besla, who claims to be a witness of Mother Teresa's miracle. She put a picture of Mother Teresa on her abdomen, and the cancer disappeared, but her husband told the media. In fact, this is the result of her surgical treatment in the hospital. They did so under the pressure of the Catholic Church to pray for Mother Teresa. According to Time magazine, the doctor who treated her was also under pressure from the Catholic Church and had to declare it a miracle. Rashomon was not finalized, and Monica Besla's husband later changed his mind that the cure of cancer was a miracle of Mother Teresa. At present, the Catholic Church is waiting for a second miracle to canonize Mother Teresa.

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Baptism taught by God to dying people.

Most of the dying people in the shelter are Hindus and Muslims, but Mother Teresa always urges the staff to give them Catholic baptism. This practice has caused a lot of controversy.

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Motivation of charitable behavior

Christopher hitchens believes that the purpose of Mother Teresa's organization is to advocate suffering because of faith, not to help people in need. At a press conference of 198 1, a reporter asked, "Are you teaching the poor to endure suffering?" Mother Teresa replied, "I think it is very beautiful for the poor to accept their fate and share their pain with the suffering Christ." I think the suffering of the poor will be more helpful to the world. "

Chatterjee said that Mother Teresa appeared as a "helper of the poor" and misled the public. In her biggest shelter, there are only two or three hundred people. Another puritan charity organization in Calcutta, the Assembly of God, distributed18,000 free meals every day, far exceeding the sum of all the shelters of Mother Teresa.

Chatterjee said that many institutions of Mother Teresa only preach and do not do any charity activities. For example, in Papua New Guinea, eight facilities did not accommodate anyone, and all the funds were used for missionary work.

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Medical quality

199 1 Dr. Robin Fox, editor of The Lancet, a famous British medical magazine, found that many nuns and volunteers who served in Calcutta often made medical decisions without medical knowledge. They also don't distinguish between "treatable" patients and "incurable" patients, and the former may be in danger of dying of infection. In addition, they are seriously short of anesthetics, which makes patients have to endure severe pain. The needles they used were only washed in warm water.

In contrast, when Mother Teresa has her own medical needs, she will go to famous hospitals in the United States, Europe and India for medical treatment.

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Where the donation goes.

Susan Hill Shields, a former employee of Mother Teresa and a former nun, said that Mother Teresa did not allow them to buy medical equipment, but transferred the donation to the Vatican Bank for general purposes, even though the donor made it clear that the donation would be used for charity.

Mother Teresa never provides the financial status of her organization to the public except the relevant departments required by law.

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Mother Teresa's prayer

Dear Lord, let me see it from your patients today and every day; Take care of them while serving.

Even if you hide yourself behind those impatient, calculating and unreasonable people, I can still see that; And said happily, "It's good to serve you."

Lord! Give me this insightful confidence, and my work will never be dull. Every time I encourage and help those poor people who suffer, I will find endless happiness.

Ah! Dear patient, how precious you are to me, because you represent Christ and how right you are to serve you.

Lord! Let me realize the dignity and responsibility of this lofty call, and don't allow me to shame this position because of indifference, numbness or impatience.

Oh, my god What time? Humble to become Jesus, my illness, pleading also allows me to make all kinds of mistakes, only to see my inner motivation, that is, to love and serve every patient.

Lord! Increase my confidence, bless my efforts and work at this moment and in the future, and sincerely bless.