244 Words Essay for Kids on “Mother Teresa”
Mother Teresa’s real name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhin. She was born in Yugoslavia on 27th August, 1910 of Albanian parents.When she was 18 years old she went to Ireland and entered the congregation of Loretto at the institute of Blessed Virgin Mary.Then she came to India for teaching in the congregation’s school and convents. She became Principal of St. Augustin’s Day School for Bengali Girls near Calcutta. After 20 years of teaching she was baptized in 1929 and made Calcutta her home. Image Source: boongoo.com ADVERTISEMENTS: To serve the down trodden and poor persons living in the slum areas of Calcutta she sat up a society called Missionaries of Charity in 1949.In West Bengal, a leper colony called Shanti Nagar was set up under her guidance. She became well-renowned throughout…