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Technically a woman doesn't choose to become a nun, God calls certain people to the religious life (that is where we get the word "vocation" from the Latin "to call"), and then they choose whether to follow God's inspiration or not.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoOriginally, she wanted to become a missionary and joined the Sisters of Loretto and was sent to India as a teacher. It was there that she saw an even greater need and left the Loretto order to form a new order that would work with the poorest of the poor.
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∙ 12y agoMother Teresa was a nun because she helped out with churches and gods people........ and she did want to because she was a strong believer in god !
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∙ 14y agoMother Teresa wanted to be a missionary because when she was 13 she felt that God was calling her. It was a feeling that she had.
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∙ 12y agoBecause she wanted to help the poor.
Roman Catholic AnswerActually she became a religious so that she could serve God.Wiki User
∙ 10y agoNobody but God 'pushed' Mother Teresa to become a nun.
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Was Mother Teresa religious?
Mother Teresa's family was devoutly Catholic and Mother Teresa was quite a religious girl even at a very young age.
When did Mother Teresa become Sister Teresa?
She took her first religious vows as a Sister of Loreto on May 24, 1931.
Why did Mother Teresa not get married?
Mother Teresa was a religious sister and sister do not marry.
Why did Mother Teresa decide to become a Catholic?
Mother Teresa did not decide to become a Catholic. She was born a Catholic.
What was the work place of Mother Teresa?
Mother Teresa spent her life doing charitable and religious work in India.
How did Mother Teresa become a Christian?
Mother Teresa was baptized as a Catholic the day after her birth.
Why was she called Mother Teresa?
It is traditional for religious to take a new name when they join a religious order. In the Sisters of Loreto, when a woman makes her final vows, she take the title of Mother. Mother Teresa took the name Teresa in honor of St. Therese of Lisieux, a patron saint of missionaries.
Who was Mother Teresa's husband?
Mother Teresa was never married. She was a religious sister - a bride of Christ.
Was Mother Teresa a faith leader?
She was head of the religious order that she had founded: The Missionaries of Charity.
Why did Mother Teresa become a Catholic?
Mother Teresa was born and raised Catholic.
Why did Mother Teresa choose Christianity?
The choice of one's religious sect is mainly a factor of the family the person is born into. For example a child born into a Muslim family will likely become a Muslim. So like wise the story of Mother Teresa.
Was Mother Teresa a religious leader?
A:Mother Teresa was at all times a religious leader and only then a person who cared for the poor. In her own words, " We are not nurses, we are not doctors, we are not teachers, we are not social workers. We are religious, we are religious, we are religious."
