Saint Teresa of Calcutta: What to know about the heroic Catholic nun, Nobel Peace Prize recipient
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St. Teresa of Calcutta, or "Mother Teresa," is often held up as a symbol of selflessness and extreme devotion to charity. As the founder of the Missionaries of Charity and recipient of numerous awards, she is perhaps one of the most iconic figures of the 20th Century.
She was said to have told her daughter: "My child, never eat a single mouthful unless you are sharing it with others." The future saint first felt a call towards religious life at 12 years of age, when her congregation made a pilgrimage to the Church of the Black Madonna in Letnice. At 18, she traveled to Ireland to join the Sisters of Loreto in Dublin and took the name "Teresa" after the 19th Century St. Therese of Lisieux.More Related News