The great Mother Teresa or the Blessed Teresa of Calcutta was actually a Roman Catholic Sister and also served as missionary who was born in Albania however lived mostly in India where she is best known for her charitable works.
Mother Teresa was the founder of the Missionaries of Charity, which is basically a Roman Catholic congregation, consisting of more than 4,500 sisters and works across 133 countries. This organization run hospices and provides homes for people having HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and leprosy, basically the people which society does not accepts. For her numerous charity works and devotion of her entire life for the betterment of others, Mother Teresa was given numerous honors which most famously includes the Nobel Peace Prize of 1979.
Although Mother Teresa was mostly admired for her charitable works, however she was also criticized, due to her campaigns against the concept of contraception and for providing substandard conditions in her hospices. However, most people still loved her for her wonderful works and help of the poor and the ill. She was recognized by the Indian government in 1962 when she was given the award of Padma Shri and later in 1969 the award for Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding. She was also the recipient of many other major Indian awards later also including the country’s highest civilian award, which is the Bharat Ratna, in the year 1980.
Not only in India, but in the rest of the world as well she was the recipient of many awards and was admired by many people who loved her and wanted to support her noble cause. In her life she was an amazing leader and said some wonderful things which you can read here. Here we have compiled some best mother Teresa quotes for you to get inspiration.
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