Calcutta is the prominent place of Mother Teresa’s missionary work. The city was founded by Charnack. In 1690 it became an East India Company settlement. In 1756 Calcutta was invaded by Bengal and its Muslim ruler. The Bengalis punished and killed the British, in what is known as the ‘Black Hole of Calcutta.’ The British quickly took offense and attacked the Bengalis. The British were able to win back Calcutta. Calcutta started to become a major source of trade, which rooted the class-divisions
As a girl, she sang in the local Sacred Heart choir and was often asked to sing solos. They often did a pilgrimage to the Church of the Black Madonna in Letnice. When she was 12 she felt her first calling to a religious life. When Agnes turned 18, she found her true calling as a nun. She left home for good to enrol herself at the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), which is also called Sisters
Leaders are all around us. They come in all shapes and sizes, gender, ethnicities, and religions. Mother Teresa is a catholic nun who committed her life to working with the poor throughout the world and is a leader I admire. Her leadership approach, purpose in life, and values are evident in her humanitarian work and are traits I want to emulate in developing my own leadership style. On August 26, 1910 Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, Macedonia with the name Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Not much is known