Mother Teresa of Calcutta Mother Teresa of Calcutta Mother Teresa is famous all over the world for her work with the poor in India. She was born in 1910 in Croatia. As a young girl she went to Ireland to become a nun, from where she was sent to India. She says that although she knew that God had called her, she had loved her family life and it was a hard decision to leave home; but once she had decided to leave, she never doubted she had done the right thing. When she was 36, she decided to serve God among the poor, the hungry, the sick and the dying people of Calcutta. Teresa worked with poorest people of the city, orphans, the sick and the dying. In time people came to help her, and she formed a new religious order, the Missionary Sisters of Charity. The order is now spread all over the world. Members of the Order are pledged to pray for and help the poor, and the only things they own are two saris (simple Indian-style clothing) and a bucket to wash them in. Answer these questions
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Mother Teresa is famous all over the world. She works with poor people in __________1_________ India. She was born in 1910 in Croatia. As a young girl she went to __________2_________ Ireland to become a nun, then she was sent to India. She says that she knew that __________3_________ God had called her, but she loved her __________4_________ family and it was a hard decision to leave home. Once Teresa decided to leave, she was always sure that she had done the right thing. When she was 36, she decided to serve God among the poor, the hungry, the sick and the __________5_________ dying people of Calcutta. Teresa worked with poorest people of the city, __________6_________ orphans, the sick and the dying. In time people came to help her, and she formed a new __________7_________ religious order, the Missionary __________8_________ Sisters of Charity. The order is now spread all over the world. Members of the Order are pledged to pray for and help the poor, and the only things they own are two __________9_________ saris (simple Indian-style clothing) and a __________10_________ bucket to wash them in.
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