Mother Teresa (Divine Soul)
Oil on Canvas
Chuck Marshall, USA
Oil on Canvas
Chuck Marshall, USA
This work is the first depiction of Mother Teresa of Calcutta that Ramesh Malhotra commissioned.
Ramesh Malhotra met Mother Teresa by chance on the tarmac of the New Delhi airport. He was arriving to visit his homeland. She was leaving on one of the rare occasions when she was called to speak about her work in another country. He was so impressed by the brief meeting that he chose her as the subject of the first exhibit collection in the Museum. She is the inspiration that ultimately led to the creation of this Museum of Spiritual Art.
The Mother Teresa Collection includes 14 works of art from 12 artists hailing from 5 different countries. Mother is depicted by those artists in oils, pastels, watercolors, pencils, and bronze, and includes a special Giclee.
Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic Sister, missionary and founder of the Missionaries of Charity, who adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, as well as a fourth vow, to give “wholehearted, free service to the poorest of the poor.”
Mother Teresa was born as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910 in Skopje (at the time a part of Albania, now North Macedonia). She left her home in September 1928 at the age of 18 to join the Sisters of Loreto, in Ireland. In December of 1929, she departed for her first trip to India, arriving in Calcutta. On September 10, 1946 during a train ride from Calcutta to Darjeeling for her annual retreat, Mother Teresa received her "inspiration, her call within a call" to establish a religious community dedicated to the service of the poorest of the poor, which became a reality in October 1950.
By the early 1960s, Mother Teresa began to send her Sisters to other parts of India. In February 1965, she opened a house in Venezuela. It was soon followed by foundations in Rome and Tanzania and, eventually, on six continents. Starting in 1980 and continuing through the 1990s, Mother Teresa opened houses in almost all of the communist countries, including the former Soviet Union, Albania, and Cuba. By 1997, Mother Teresa's Sisters numbered nearly 4,000 members and were established in 610 foundations in 123 countries of the world.
On September 5, 1997, Mother Teresa's earthly life came to an end. She was given the honor of a state funeral by the Government of India and her body was buried in the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity. Her tomb quickly became a place of pilgrimage and prayer for people of all faiths, rich and poor alike.
Mother Teresa was the recipient of numerous honors, including the1979 Nobel Peace Prize. On September 4, 2017, she was canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta by the Catholic Church.
Ramesh Malhotra met Mother Teresa by chance on the tarmac of the New Delhi airport. He was arriving to visit his homeland. She was leaving on one of the rare occasions when she was called to speak about her work in another country. He was so impressed by the brief meeting that he chose her as the subject of the first exhibit collection in the Museum. She is the inspiration that ultimately led to the creation of this Museum of Spiritual Art.
The Mother Teresa Collection includes 14 works of art from 12 artists hailing from 5 different countries. Mother is depicted by those artists in oils, pastels, watercolors, pencils, and bronze, and includes a special Giclee.
Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic Sister, missionary and founder of the Missionaries of Charity, who adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, as well as a fourth vow, to give “wholehearted, free service to the poorest of the poor.”
Mother Teresa was born as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910 in Skopje (at the time a part of Albania, now North Macedonia). She left her home in September 1928 at the age of 18 to join the Sisters of Loreto, in Ireland. In December of 1929, she departed for her first trip to India, arriving in Calcutta. On September 10, 1946 during a train ride from Calcutta to Darjeeling for her annual retreat, Mother Teresa received her "inspiration, her call within a call" to establish a religious community dedicated to the service of the poorest of the poor, which became a reality in October 1950.
By the early 1960s, Mother Teresa began to send her Sisters to other parts of India. In February 1965, she opened a house in Venezuela. It was soon followed by foundations in Rome and Tanzania and, eventually, on six continents. Starting in 1980 and continuing through the 1990s, Mother Teresa opened houses in almost all of the communist countries, including the former Soviet Union, Albania, and Cuba. By 1997, Mother Teresa's Sisters numbered nearly 4,000 members and were established in 610 foundations in 123 countries of the world.
On September 5, 1997, Mother Teresa's earthly life came to an end. She was given the honor of a state funeral by the Government of India and her body was buried in the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity. Her tomb quickly became a place of pilgrimage and prayer for people of all faiths, rich and poor alike.
Mother Teresa was the recipient of numerous honors, including the1979 Nobel Peace Prize. On September 4, 2017, she was canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta by the Catholic Church.
Further notes on Mother Teresa:
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), commonly known as Mother Teresa and honored in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. Anjezë is a cognate of "Agnes". She was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), which was then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life.
In 1950, Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation that had over 4,500 nuns and was active in 133 countries in 2012. The congregation manages homes for people who are dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis. It also runs soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, children's and family counseling programs, as well as orphanages and schools. Members take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, and also profess a fourth vow – to give "wholehearted, free service to the poorest of the poor."
Teresa received a number of honors, including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. She was canonized on 4 September 2016, and the anniversary of her death (5 September) is her feast day.
A controversial figure during her life and after her death, Teresa was admired by many for her charitable work. She was praised and criticized on various counts, such as for her views on abortion and contraception, and was criticized for poor conditions in her houses for the dying. Her authorized biography was written by Navin Chawla and published in 1992, and she has been the subject of films and other books. On 6 September 2017, Teresa and St. Francis Xavier were named co-patrons of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta.
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), commonly known as Mother Teresa and honored in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. Anjezë is a cognate of "Agnes". She was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), which was then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life.
In 1950, Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation that had over 4,500 nuns and was active in 133 countries in 2012. The congregation manages homes for people who are dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis. It also runs soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, children's and family counseling programs, as well as orphanages and schools. Members take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, and also profess a fourth vow – to give "wholehearted, free service to the poorest of the poor."
Teresa received a number of honors, including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. She was canonized on 4 September 2016, and the anniversary of her death (5 September) is her feast day.
A controversial figure during her life and after her death, Teresa was admired by many for her charitable work. She was praised and criticized on various counts, such as for her views on abortion and contraception, and was criticized for poor conditions in her houses for the dying. Her authorized biography was written by Navin Chawla and published in 1992, and she has been the subject of films and other books. On 6 September 2017, Teresa and St. Francis Xavier were named co-patrons of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta.
