Saint Teresa

The Catholic Church has always been one to hand out praise fairly freely. There is a patron saint for everything, from plague to beekeeping to flowers. There are patron saints for specific cities, patron saints for specific trades, and patron saints for almost any object that comes to mind. However, in the past, the process of becoming a saint, known as canonization, was at the least thoroughly investigative. The Catholic Church has strict beliefs to be upheld and represented. For example, charity

Saint Teresa of Avila, also known as Saint Teresa of Jesus, a Spanish nun and author, was born in 1515 in Spain. She lost her mother at fourteen and, against her father's wishes, entered the Carmelite Convent at the age of twenty. Her 1565 work, Life of the Mother Teresa of Jesus, is one of her many written works. St. Teresa restored and established numerous convents and monasteries. The first convent she has established was the convent of Saint Joseph. She was the first women to be honored by the

Saint Research Paper The Saint that I chose is Saint Mother Teresa de Calcutta. She was born August 26, 1910 in Skopje, Macedonia. My saint left home at the age of eight-teen to join the convent in Ireland then moved to India. She taught geography and history to the daughters of wealthy families. Saint Teresa de Calcutta could not ignore the reality of how people were extremely poor and suffering, she believed it her was her duty to help the poor and suffering. Saint Teresa de Calcutta then decided

The saints illustrated in this glass window, represent the importance of education. The Venerable Cornelia Connelly (center) - born in Philadelphia on January 15, 1809 to April 18, 1879 - was the Foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus or the SHCJ and is honored here in her role as an educator. In 1846, she and three companions traveled to Derby, England to create the SHCJ which focused primarily on the education of the poor. There were organized classes seven days a week both day and night

beyond the periphery because you are going beyond the limit of expectation. Mother Teresa is a great example of a saint who went to the periphery because she went beyond the limit by helping millions of people throughout her life time, and after. St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta did many wondrous works throughout her lifetime. She saved and nourished many people back to health; Catholics and non-Catholics. Mother Teresa devoted her life to God and worked really hard to please him. Even though she had

Mother Teresa Mother Teresa, one of the greatest humanitarians the world has ever seen once said “Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” (brainyquote) Mother Teresa was a kind, little lady who live selflessly to spread Jesus' love and kindness to the poor and needy. This saint overcame a difficult childhood and decided at a young age to change the world. She worked hard and sacrificed herself to found her own line of nuns and also inspire millions to provide

A woman whom I have respected and admired since I was a young child is Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun and missionary. Mother Teresa is known for preaching the “Good News” to the homeless in the slums of Calcutta, India. She organized the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a multitude of Roman Catholic women devoted to helping the needy. Mother Teresa was born on August 26th, 1910 in the Republic of Macedonia and she was baptized the day after in Skopje. Being raised in a highly religious Catholic

When I think of great people who have helped others worldwide, many people come into my thoughts. However, one person stands out from the rest for me: Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa was a very influential person who went above her call of duty by helping people and forming the Missionaries of Charity. The Catholic Church has helped many people who are in need that would have died if they did not help. In general, millions of Christians and Catholics all around the world help many people who need help

Observations On Mother Teresa By Gene Lalor | Submitted On August 31, 2010 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest This past weekend witnessed a trifecta of momentous anniversaries. Katrina happened 5 years ago

Who was Teresa? St Teresa of Avila was one of very few woman saints to influence the world and still do so in certain aspects today. She was born into a wealthy noble family in the city of Avila, Spain. Teresa was also known as St Teresa of Jesus after her lifetime of devotion to the church. From a young age Teresa showed signs of being very devout to God and the religious teachings. Her main focuses in life were pray, devoting to God, and self-mortification. Teresa was a mystic who strongly believed