an hour agoSome Interesting Facts About Mother Teresa's Life
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Four years ago, Mother Teresa became a saint of the Catholic Church after Pope Francis recognized her second miracle, that of healing a Brazilian man from several tumors. Today, in honor of her picture, we remind you of 10 interesting facts about Mother Teresa's life. 1. Mother Teresa was a friend [...]
1. Mother Teresa was a friend of Princess Diana. They changed their lives the same year.
Mother Teresa and Lady Diana were friends from 1992 to 1997. During recent meetings, a few weeks before Diana's life changed, they embraced each other, prayed together and walked hand in hand on the streets of the Bronx, in New York.
2. It was against abortion and preventing pregnancy through pills
When she received the Nobel Prize in 1979, Mother Teresa said: “The greatest destruction of peace today is the cry of an innocent child who never died. If a mother can kill her child inside her womb, what's left for you and me to kill each other?
3. At first she worked as a teacher
Mother Teresa was very worried about the poverty she saw in Calcutta, India, so in 1946 she moved to live with them and their problems.
4. He started it every day in prayer!
After every morning prayer, she would go out to the streets of Calcutta to find and give food to the poor. He visited families, cared for sick children, the elderly, and provided a nurse for people dying of tuberculosis.
5. She spoke 5 languages fluently!
Mother tongue, Albanian, Serbian, the language spoken in Bangladesh and India, and English.
Following research into archives of several European states, a day prior to its sanctification was found this letter, written by it for Albanians. The letter was written on December 10th 1979 during her stay in Oslo.
I always have the Albanian people in my heart. He prayed to God for His peace to come into our hearts, in all our families, all over the world. He prayed a lot for my fours and me and my sisters. I pray for you. M. Teresa Bojaxhiu”
“Vlatu I am and poor Maria
Hold on to your expectations that you're okay and that surgery is a marriage.
The sisters and I are praying a lot for you.
I'm a brother to many lovers.
Your sister Teresa”
6. She left her family at 18 to never come back.
7. Mother Teresa was only eight when her father died. It is believed that he was poisoned by his political opponents.
8. Many 18 times, Mother Teresa was one of 10 women most worshiped in the world.
