International Images of Mother Theresa
Copyright © 2005 by SSND
SOUTH AMERICA
Porto Alegre
Mother Theresa always preferred the poor, the young, and the marginalized,
regardless of their race. The painter, João Braz in 1993, united the four races
of Brazil: Indian, Negro, Mulatto, and Caucasion. His inspiration for this new
work came from the Mother Theresa picture by Josef Kastner.
Argentina
Sao Paulo
This wooden statue of Mother Theresa is the work
of Uilson Serrano.
Peru
Guatemala
This wooden statue is the work of
Diego Aitujal.
Dominican Republic
This painting is located in the Gerhardinger School library in Banica, Dominican Republic.
It was painted by the students in 1987 in remembrance of the sisters who ministered there.
OCEANIA
Japan
This statue is located in Notre Dame High School in Kyoto.
It is the work of Jiro Mojima. Words taken from YAS, C. 22
are carved on the base of the
statue:
"If a person will be changed, the world will be changed."
Guam
The stained glass window is in the regional house
in Talofofo, Guam.
AFRICA
Ghana
These statues are in the garden of our African novitiate i
n Sunyani, Brong Ahafo, Ghana.
EUROPE
Bavaria
This painting by Erich Kllimek was displayed for Mother Theresa’s beatification
in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome in 1985.
Hungary
This icon is the work of Sister M. Petra Tornay, SSND.
Austria
The original picture by Joseph Kastner
is located in the Austrian Motherhouse.
On the day of the beatification ceremony for Mother
Theresa,
a large
reproduction of this painting was hung from a front
balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Poland
Painting of Mother Theresa by S. Kornela Kwasniewicz, SSND
The girls are busy working with
Mother Theresa. The painting is in the
Motherhouse in Opole, Poland.
Slovenia
This picture by Sister Romana Zidar, SSND, shows Mother Theresa talking
with a group of children as the community of sisters looks on.
Czechoslovakia
NORTH AMERICA
St.Louis
This banner is part of the Centennial Celebration in the St. Louis Province.
Written on it are the names of the 3,125 members of the St. Louis Province
from 1895 to 1995. It is the work of Sister Josephine Niemann, SSND.
Mankato
The quilt was created at the request of the province government committee for Province Days 2002.
The committee wanted something that would catch the eye and draw special attention to
Mother Theresa. The design was made by Cathy Sawicki and it was hand quilted in three
months by S. Mary Kay Brooks, S. Annette Dobitz and S. Ann Carol Kaufenberg.
Dallas
A "Legacy of Service" was commissioned to commemorate the presence of the School Sisters of Notre Dame
in the United States from 1847-1997.The figure on the right represents Blessed Mother Theresa of Jesus
Gerhardinger, foundress, holding the original rule book of the congregation. The figure at the left is
Mother Caroline Friess, the first superior in the United States, whose hand rests on a plow which
symbolizes the work she undertook of "breaking new ground."
It is the work of G. E. Mul
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