What are some facts about Mother Teresa?

Mother Teresa is a household name for her good works, but many people don’t know much about her beyond “nun who helped the poor.” Here are 20 facts about Mother Teresa. 1. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born Aug. 26, 1910, in Macedonia to a financially comfortable Albanian family (they owned two houses, one of which they lived in). read more

Mother Teresa traveled to assist and minister to the hungry in Ethiopia. In which year famine was held in Ethiopia, Mother Teresa spread some word to President Ronald Reagan regarding a famine. Once he got the news, the U.S. government rushed to Ethiopian with food and medicine. read more

St. Therese was a strong influence on Mother Teresa through her entire life and was a wise choice of patron saint; St. Therese was the main reason that Mother Teresa chose to begin as a nun in a convent in Ireland. read more