Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997) holy medal

Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997). Memorial is September 5. Daughter of an Albanian businessman who died when Agnes was nine years old. Nun, missionary and teacher in Calcutta, India in 1928. In 1948 she left the convent to work alone with the poor, and became an Indian citizen. She founded the Congregation of the Missionaries of Charity in 1950. In 1957 the Missionaries of Charity started their work with lepers and in disaster areas. She received the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize in 1971, the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding in 1972, and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and the Missionaries today work in 30 countries. (info from CatholicSaints.Info » Blog Archive » Saint Teresa of Calcutta) Have her holy medal with you always! you can add this to a necklace, bracelet, pin, even a rosary. 4 styles available. Choose A-B-C-D from the picture above.  - Catholic saint, Missionaries of Charity, Gonxha Agnes Bojaxhiu, Albania, Sisters of Loreto, India These meda