Mother Theresa, 5th Anniversary of the Death of Mother Theresa, Republic of Cyprus

Mother Theresa, 5th Anniversary of the Death of Mother Theresa, Republic of Cyprus

Postage stamps--Cyprus--History

Γραμματόσημα--Κύπρος--Ιστορία

Mother Theresa of Calcutta (1910-1997) was born in Albania to a catholic family who named her Agnes Gonxha Bejaxhiu. At the age of 18 she entered the Order of the Sisters of our Lady of Loreto in Ireland and from there was sent to Darjeeling, in India. She took her first vows in 1931 but received permission from the Catholic Church to leave the order to tend to the poor and the sick of Calcutta. She founded the Missionaries of Charity. Her incessant work and devotion in setting up hospitals, clinics and homes to care for the disadvantaged people, be they children, the terminally ill or the abject poor, earned her the love of the people of Calcutta and the respect and admiration of all the world. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979, but above all she will be remembered for her humanity, humility, kindness, gentility and her unswerving and unselfish devotion to those who needed her most. On Sunday 19th July 2003, about 300,000 people from all walks of life congregated at St. Peter’s Square for the beatification of Mother Theresa, and to hear Pope John Paul II declare her "Blessed" during the open-air Mass over which he presided. The ceremony brings Mother Theresa one step nearer sainthood though many believers considered her a saint during her lifetime.

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus

Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus

Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology

12th September 2002

Designer: T. Paphitou

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.

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2002 - M TEREZA-40

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