Major Milestones in Mother Teresa’s Life
1910 Born in Skopje, Macedonia
1928 Joins the Sisters of Loreto in Dublin, Ireland
1929 Arrives in India
1931 Began teaching at St. Mary’s High School in Calcutta
1946 Receives divine vision of Missionaries of Charity
1948 Begins Missionaries of Charity; enters Calcutta slums on December 21
1950 Vatican officially recognizes Society of the Missionaries of Charity
1952 Creates Home for the Dying
1958 Builds first mission outside Calcutta, in Drachi, India
1962 Receives the Padma Shri award for distinguished service
1963 Begins Missionaries of Charity Brothers
1965 Builds first mission outside India, in Venezuela
1971 Receives John Paul XXIII Peace Prize
1979 Receives ...
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