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HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA : M. M. NINAN<br />

Dakshineswar Kali Temple today<br />

Those brought to the home received medical attention and were afforded the opportunity to die with<br />

dignity, according to the rituals of their faith; Muslims were read the Quran, Hindus received water from<br />

the Ganges, and Catholics received the Last Rites. "A beautiful death," she said, "is for people who lived<br />

like animals to die like angels—loved and wanted."<br />

Mother Teresa soon opened a home for those suffering from leprosy, and called the hospice Shanti<br />

Nagar (City of Peace). The Missionaries of Charity also established several leprosy outreach clinics<br />

throughout Calcutta, providing medication, bandages and food.<br />

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