Name/TitleKnitting pattern: Calcutta Vest
About this objectTyped page of knitting instructions for a baby's vest headed 'Calcutta Vest' with '(Mother Theresa [sic] of Calcutta)' at the foot.
Period1980s
Place MadeUnited Kingdom
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 293 x W: 205 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsKnitting - babies & infants' clothing
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa:
Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), also known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun who, in 1950, founded the Missionaries of Charity. Although her passport name was Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, she was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu]) in Üsküb[a]—now Skopje, capital of North Macedonia. After living in Skopje for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life.
After Mother Teresa founded her religious congregation, it grew to have over 4,500 nuns and was active in 133 countries as of 2012. The congregation manages homes for people who are dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy, and tuberculosis. The congregation also runs soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, children's and family counselling programmes, 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."
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePattern
Object numberGWL-2015-44-26
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