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She left home at age 18 to join the Sisters of Loreto as a missionary. It was at this time she took the name Teresa. She took her first religious vows as a nun on 24 May 1931. At that time she chose to be named after Therese de Lisieux, the patron saint of missionaries, but because one nun in the convent had already chosen that name, Agnes opted for the Spanish spelling Teresa.
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How does Mother Teresa get the name Nirmala?
Nirmala is the name of the successor of Mother Teresa, not the name of Mother Teresa.
What was Mother Teresa's full name before she changed it into 'Mother Teresa'?
Mother Teresa's name was Agnes Gonxha BojaxhiuAgnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
What was Mother Teresa's full name?
Mother Teresa's real name is "Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu", as she is a nun she had changed her name to "Teresa" after St. Teresa of Avila.
What was the name of Mother Teresa's sister?
Mother Teresa's sister's name was Aga Bojaxhiu.
What is the name of Mother Teresa's daughter?
Mother Teresa had no biological children.
Who was Gonxha to Mother Teresa?
Gonxha was Mother Teresa's middle name.
What was Mother Teresa's daughter's name?
Mother Teresa had no biological daughter.
What was Mother Teresa's bother's name?
Lazar was the brother of Mother Teresa.
What was the name of Mother Teresa's daughter?
Mother Teresa was never married and had no daughter.
What was Mother Teresa's birth name?
Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu.
What is the name of Mother Teresa's mother?
Dranafile Bojaxhiu was the name of Mother Teresa's mother.
Is it Mother Teresa or Mother Theresa?
No Her real name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
