These rare, old photos of a young Mother Teresa give a glimpse of her childhood
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Mother Teresa, one of the most popular world figures of the 20th century needs no introduction. Half a million people are expected to attend her canonisation at the Vatican tomorrow, in a ceremony transmitted live to her adopted home of Kolkata and Catholic audiences worldwide. Here is a look at a few rare photographs of her younger self. (Corbis via Getty Images)
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The young Albanian girl, Gonxha Agnes Bojaxhiu, who would go on to become Mother Teresa of Calcutta , on the day of her confirmation. On the right, her mother Drane Bojaxhiu. (Corbis via Getty Images)
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The young Teresa surrounded by her classmates in Albania. (Corbis via Getty Images)
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Group school. At the center, behind the black-clad priest stands the young Gonxha Agnes. At the age of 12, she felt her first call to help the poor. (Corbis via Getty Images)
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With her sister Aga, both dressed up in Macedonian traditional costume. (Corbis via Getty Images)
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A portrait of the three siblings , with her sister Aga (L), and brother Lazar. (Corbis via Getty Images)
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A rare image of a young Agnes, at the age of eighteen. (Corbis via Getty Images)
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This image was captured a few days before Agnes departed for the Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham, Ireland, to learn English, the language the Sisters of Loreto used to teach school children in India. It was here that she was given the name Sister Mary Teresa. (Corbis via Getty Images)
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