Mary Theresa Bojaxhiu (Baptized: Agnes Ganja Bojaxhiu; Albanian: AnjezΓ« Gonxhe Bojaxhiu; August 26, 1910 - September 5, 1998), better known as Mother Teresa or Teresa, was an Indian Catholic of Albanian descent. Theresa was born in Skopje, Albania, in the Ottoman Empire. He lived there until he was eighteen years old. In 1926, he came to Ireland on a mission to spread Christianity in the then British colony. He remained in India for the rest of his life.
In Calcutta in 1950, he founded a missionary organization called The Missionaries of Charity. In 2012, 4500 nuns were associated with this association. His preaching activities spread first in India and later all over the world. In 2016, Pope Francis recognized her as a "saint" and in the Catholic Church, she was named "Saint Teresa of Calcutta". After fame spread all over the world. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 and the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor in 1980. At the time of Teresa's death, The Missionaries of Charity had 610 centers in 123 countries around the world, including AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis clinics, dining halls, child and family counseling centers, orphanages and schools.
Mary Theresa Bojaxhiu is a controversial figure; Before and after his death, he was hailed and condemned by various individuals, organizations and governments of several states. Jermaine Greer has criticized Theresa as a 'religious imperialist'.
Individuals and organizations such as Christopher Hitchens, Michael Parenti, Arup Chatterjee, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, etc. criticized his contraceptives and his objections to abortion, his belief in the spiritual greatness of poverty and his conversion of the dying to Christianity.
Various medical journals have criticized the poor quality of treatment at its established medical centers and expressed concern about the opaque spending of donations.
Today is the 110th birth anniversary of this great man.Many happy birthday wishes and congratulations to you
HAPPY BIRTHDAY π MOTHER THERESA.
I know a lot mother Theresa and her missionaries of charity.. Because i lived there in their branch of my province .. For 2yrs..