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Why was she called Mother Teresa?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

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.

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10y ago

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