In celebration of her beatification and authorised by her community, this is the remarkable story of Mother Teresa, told largely in her own words.
Mother Teresa was one of the most inspiring figures of the twentieth century. Born Agnes Gonxha Bohaxhiu in Skopje, Yugoslavia, she realised at a very young age that her life would follow God's path. And so, at the age of eighteen, she left her home and her country, and went on to join the Loreto Convent in Calcutta.
There, deeply moved by the plight of the people in the city's slums, she founded her own order, the Missionaries of Charity, whose work was to provide "free service to the poor and the unwanted irrespective of caste, creed, nationality or race".
Although she shied away from fame and glory, in 1979 Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Her death in 1997 was mourned the world over.
TT Mundakel was very close to Mother Teresa, and he tells much of her story in her own words. Following her life from her childhood in Albania, via Dublin, to the streets of Calcutta, 'Blessed Mother Teresa' exudes her love, dignity, and faith. Authorised by her community in Calcutta, it is an honest and compelling tribute to an extraordinary, humbling person, whose charity and compassion touched the world.
