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Why is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu called Mother Teresa when that is not her name?
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When a person enters a religious order they usually require that the person choose a new name to be used as a member. The name is usually that of a saint.
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Was Mother Teresa called Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu?
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was Mother Teresa's birth name and the name she used before entering the religious order of Loreto.
What is the name of Mother Teresa's mother?
Dranafile Bojaxhiu was the name of Mother Teresa's mother.
What was the full name of Mother Teresa?
Mother Teresa's full name:Agnes Gonxha BojaxhiuAgnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
What was Mother Teresa's originally called?
Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiuas.
What was Mother Teresa called when she was born?
agnes gonxha bojaxhui
What were the names of Mother Teresa's grandparents?
Her mother's name is Dranafile Bojaxhiu Her father's name is Nikola Bojaxhiu
What are the names of Mother Teresa's brother and sister?
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Teresa)'s father was named Kole Bojaxhiu, her mother was named Dranafile Bojaxhiu, and her sibling's names were Aga (female), she was seven years older than Mother Teresa and Lazar (male), he was two years older than Mother Teresa.
Who was Mother Teresa named for?
Mother Teresa's name was changed from her birth name of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu to Sister Teresa when she became a novice in the convent in Ireland, at the age of 18. Sister Teresa's name was changed to Mother Teresa when she became a fully professed Sister. Later, when she started the Missionaries of Charity, she was still called Mother, as she was the Mother Superior, and Foundress of that Order.
What was mother Teresa's home town?
Mother Teresa was born in the current country of Macedonia, which was part of the Ottoman Empire at that time, as an ethnic Albanian. However, she lived the majority of her life in India and had Indian citizenship. As a result, she is claimed by ALBANIA, MACEDONIA, and INDIA.
What was mother Teresa ' order ' called?
Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity.
What is Mother Teresa's charity called?
Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity.
Who is called mother of poor?
Mother Teresa
