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What was Mother Teresa's work as a nun?

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As a Sister of Loreto she taught high school classes in geography and eventually became the principal.

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What was mother Teresas parents occupation?

they have none


Where was mother teresas parents born?

Ottoman Empire which is now Republic of Macedonia.


Who were Mother Teresas followers?

The people who respected her and stayed with her till the very end


What were Mother Teresas parents jobs?

She was a nun who looked after the poor people.CareerAgnes decided to become a Catholic nun, in order to do missionary work and spread the message of love and compassion in the world. In 1928, she became a Catholic nun and changed her name from Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu to Teresa. Later on, she joined the Irish order 'The Sisters of Loretto'. In order to carry out missionary work in India, she was sent to Calcutta on 6th January 1929, where she was appointed as a teacher at St. Mary's High School. Sister Teresa became Mother Teresa on 24th May 1937, when she made final Profession of Vows to become the 'Spouse of Jesus for Eternity'. She continued to work as a teacher. In 1944, she became the principal of the school.


What day did mother teresas dad die?

Mother Teresa's dad died in 1919, so she was about 9 years old


Did Mother Teresa become a nun?

No, he was not a nun. She originally joined the Sisters of Loretto.Nuns are confined to a monastery while sisters work outside in the world.


Is Mother Teresas mother dead and how?

Yes, Mother Teresa's mother, Dranafile Bojaxhiu, died when Mother Teresa was a child. The cause of her death is not widely known.


Why did Mother Teresa never see her family again?

according as i know a nun can't meet her family and for Mother Teresa her family is her work to her patients


Who was Mother Teresa and when did she win the Nobel Prize?

Mother teresa was a nun who founded "The Missionaries of Charity." She recieved the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work with the poor.


Name the nun who won a noble prize?

Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work in Calcutta, India.


When did mother teresas brother die?

Mother Theresa's father, Nikole, was murdered in either 1918 or 1919 (records are unclear) when she was 7-8 years old. The death of her mother, Dranafile Bojaxhiu, is uncertain.


Did Mother Teresa's sister Aga become a nun to?

No, Aga remained in the home caring for her mother. She neither married nor became a nun.