Mother Teresa By kefoufa Aug 27, 1910 Teresa's birth Agnes Gonxha Bejaxhiu was Born to Albanian parents in Skopje Aug 7, 1922 Her decision to become a nun At the age of twelve, she made a decision to become a nun Aug 4, 1928 Becoming a nun She went to Ireland and became a nun. 1931 She was sent to Calcutta by the church 1946 She taught in St. Mary's High school. 1948 She built a home for the hungry and dying in Calcutta. 1950 She started a charity organisation in Calcutta. 1979 She was awarded the Nobel prize. 1997 she died