Teresa
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Mother Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
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Saint. Theresa, Saint.
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a female given name, form of Theresa.
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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
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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
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“Hospital work is hard work,” said Teresa Connolly, enterprise chief nurse executive at the Phoenix area’s nine-hospital HonorHealth system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
In a written statement, Teresa Romero, president of United Farm Workers, condemned what she described as a “brutal ICE surge.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Her daughter, Mary Teresa Boyle, added: "I don't think he'll ever change."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The Mexican sexagenarian Teresa Margolles does just that across a body of work that focuses on violence, femicide, migration and border issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Nor did Teresa give the men who came to take them up from the crypt the satisfaction of seeing her shed tears.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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