Mother Teresa's Life And Biography: Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu

Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born on August 26th, 1910 in Skopje which is the current capitol of the Republic of Macedonia. According to Bio True Story some say that Agnes's true birthday was August 27th, 1910. It is said that Agnes states that August 27th, 1910 was her true birthday, for it was the day she was baptized. Mother Teresa was baptized Catholic in Skopje by her mother and her father,Nikola and Dranafile Bojaxhiiu.She was one of three children, Agnes was the youngest child her siblings were Aga (born 1904),Lazar (born 1907).Her father NIkola was a man that often worked hard as a salesman, a contractor and a man who traded medicines. He was an ambitious man who bought a home in Skopje. According to Mother Teresa’s biography her father came from a family that was known as "the most ardent nationalist in Skopje”. Her mother, Dranafile believed strongly in the catholic faith, she was also very into politics. Mother Teresa lost her father unfortunately at the young age of 8 years old; he fell ill to an unknown illness. Her mother was a very charitable person and mother Teresa became very close to her mother. An example of Mother Teresa and her mothers charitable ways is that even though the Bojaxhiu family was poor they would still tend to invite the destitute over for a meal, when Mother Teresa would question her mother about who the people were her mother would say to her "Some of them are our relations but all of them are our people”. Something her mother was known to say to her according to Bio True Story is "My child never eating a single mouthful unless you are sharing it with others.” In her own words Agnes would not go into detail regarding her childhood. She simply stated "it was a good one." Agnes attended pr...

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...the fact that you cant catch leprosy or HIV through touch so some people would put them on segregated camps away from society. Mother Teresa also built alot of orphanages from the ground, so without blessed Teresa we would have alot of lonely homeless children. She was an example of charity to most now that she’s gone, guess what? Less chartable actions and alot more crime and people being crappie to each other. In conclusion to my essay I'm kind of glad she was born.CitationsNo Author name given,” Mother Teresa Biography” http:www.biography.com/people/mother-teresa-950416 accessed 1/3/2014 [http://www.biography.com/print/profile/mother-teresa-9504160]Chritopher hitchens mommie dearest http;//ww.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting _words/2003/10/mommie_dearest….Meg greene mother teresa a biography wesport,connecitut . london green wood publishing 2004