Te·re·sa (t -r  s, -z, -r -), Mother 1910-1997. Albanian-born Indian nun. Dedicated to relieving the suffering of India's desperately poor and dying people, she founded a Roman Catholic congregation of sisters, the Missionaries of Charity, in 1950. She won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. |
| Teresa, Saint See Saint Theresa. |
Teresa, Theresa [təˈriːzə (Spanish) teˈresa]
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1. (Biographies / Teresa, Saint (1515-1582) F, Spanish, RELIGION: nun, RELIGION: mystic, RELIGION: saint) Saint, known as Teresa of Avila. 1515-82, Spanish nun and mystic. She reformed the Carmelite order and founded 17 convents. Her writings include a spiritual autobiography and The Way to Perfection. Feast day: Oct. 15
2. (Biographies / Teresa, Mother (1910-1997) F, Indiannational of birth: Albanian, RELIGION: missionary) Mother, original name Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. 1910-97, Indian Roman Catholic missionary, born in Skopje, now in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of Albanian parents: noted for her work among the starving in Calcutta; Nobel peace prize 1979 See also Thérèse de Lisieux
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| Noun | 1. |  Teresa - Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) |
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