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Early Days
She was born on 27th August 1910.Her real name was Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu and she was the youngest child of Nikola, a politician, in Yugoslavia.
Age 12 - decided on a religious life. Age 18 joined the Sisters of Loreto a roman catholic order . Age 21 takes first religious vows
Indian Slums
Missionaries of Charity
October 7th 1950 Vatican permission to set up Missionaries of Charity, to care for the hungry, the naked, the homeless, the crippled, the blind and lepers. She started with 13 nuns now there are over 4,000
International Charity
1986 - Chernobyl
1988 - Armenia
Failing health
1983 1st heart attack while visiting Pope John Paul II. 1989 2nd heart attack, fitted with a pace maker. 1992 goes into hospital in USA for pneumonia and heart problems. 1993 In May she broke 3 ribs, In August she suffers from malaria and in September she had surgery for a blocked blood vessel. 1996 In April she fell and broke her collar bone and in August she suffered malarial fever and more heart problems.
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