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Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa's life accomplishments. -
Mother Teresa is born
Born as Agnes Gionxhu Bejuxhiu ans in Skopje in the former Yugoslavia. -
Becomes Roman Catholic Loretto nun
Begins noviate training in Loretto Abbey, Dublin, Ireland, and takes name Sister Teresa -
Becomes a teacher
Arrives in Calcutta, India, and becomes a teacher at St. Mary's High School -
Opened her 1st slum school
Moti Jheel -
Aid for those who are dying
Mother Teresa is joined by pupils, to help men, women, and children dying on the streets who had been rejected by local hospitals. The group rented a room so they could care for helpless people otherwise condemned to die in the gutter. -
Starts her own order
"The Missionaries of Charity", whose primary task was to love and care for those persons nobody was prepared to look after. -
New Orphanage
Opens orphanage -
Lepers Work
Begins her work with lepers for which her order becomes well known around the world -
Padma Shri award
Wins first prize for work among the poor: Padma Shri award -
Received the Pope John XXlll Peace Prize
Uses the $25,000 to build a leper colony -
Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
For working with the destitute and dying -
Rescued 37 children from Beirut
Persuades the Israelis and Palestinians to cease fire long enough to rescue 37 retarded children. -
Established hospice for AIDS
Mother Teresa established the first hospice for AIDS victims in New York. -
Mother Terese returns to Albania
Mother Teresa returned for the first time to her native Albania and opened a home in Tirana. -
"Please don’t kill the child. I want the child. Give the child to me."
At a National Prayer Breakfast, Mother Teresa challenged the audience on the topic of family life and abortion. Where she said, "Please don’t kill the child. I want the child. Give the child to me." -
Recives the honorary U.S. citizenship
November 18, 1996, Mother Teresa received the honorary U.S. citizenship. -
Steps down as head of order
Succeeded by Sister Nirmala -
Mother Teresa dies
Dies of a massive heart attack in Calcutta at the age of 87
