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Greene, Meg

Mother Teresa : a biography / [electronic resource] Meg Greene - Westport, Conn. Greenwood Press 2004 - xv, 152 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Greenwood biographies, 1540-4900 . - Greenwood biographies. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-145) and index

Timeline: significant events in Mother Teresa's life -- Skopje -- Answering the call -- A new direction and a new journey -- Out of a cesspool : hope -- "Rigorous poverty is our safeguard" -- Kalighat -- Shishu Bhawan and Shantinagar : places of peace -- The growth of a miracle -- Blessings and blame -- "The most obedient woman in the church."

The only biography for students to present a balanced, detailed view of the Albanian nun who worked with the poorest of the poor in India, established her Missionaries of Charity around the world, won the Nobel Peace Prize, and was beatified by Pope John Paul II only six years after her death

ISBN: 0313327718 9780313327711

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA442228 bnb

Subjects--Personal Names:
Teresa, Mother, 1910-1997

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Missionaries of Charity--Biography

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nuns--India--Kolkata--Biography
Nuns--India--Calcutta--Biography

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biography.

LC Class. No.: BX4406.5.Z8 / G74 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 271/.97 B