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Teresa

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Noun

1. agnes gonxha bojaxhiu, mother teresa, mother theresa, teresa, theresa

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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noun
1. 
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. 
Saint, 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: as Mother Teresa she was noted for her work among the starving in Calcutta; Nobel peace prize 1979; canonized 2016

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Teresa

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noun
a feminine name
see also Theresa1
1. 
Mother(born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910-97; Rom. Catholic missionary in India, born in Skopje, Albania (now in the country Macedonia)
2. 
Saint(1515-82); Sp. Carmelite nun: her day is Oct. 12
: called Teresa of Ávila (ˈɑviˌlɑ ; äˈvēläˌ)

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Teresa

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See Saint Theresa.
See Saint Teresa of Calcutta.

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