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Mother Teresa

By NHD2015

  • The Birth Of Mother Teresa

    Agnes Bojaxhiu is born in Skopje, now the capital of Macedonia.

  • Joins the Loreto Sisters

    Joins the Loreto Sisters
    She joins the Loreto Sisters in Ireland.

  • Agnes becomes a nun.

    Agnes goes to Darjeeling to finish her studying and testing to become a nun.

  • Sister Teresa

    Sister Teresa
    Agnes takes her first vows and changes her name to Teresa.

  • Sister Teresa Becomes a Teacher

    Sister Teresa became a teacher at a girls' school operated by the Loreto Sisters and taught geography and history.

  • Mother Teresa

    Mother Teresa
    Sister Teresa takes her final vows as a Loreto Sister. She is now known as Mother Teresa.

  • The Calling From God

    Mother Teresa hears God calling her to serve among "the poorest of the poor" while on a train ride.

  • Getting Started

    Mother Teresa exchanged the heavy black habit of the Loreto Sisters for a simple white sari with a blue trim.

  • The Beginning of The Missionaries of Charity

    Receives approval to start the Missionaries Of Charity.

  • Nirmal Hriday

    Opens first home for the dying in Calcutta, called Nirmal Hriday.

  • Opens First Home for Abandoned Children and Orphans

    Opens first home for abanded children and orphans in Calcutta, India.

  • Serving Lepers

    Missionaries of Charity begins work with lepers.

  • Expanding

    MIssionaries Of Charity expand their work beyond India.

  • International Attention

    A Britsh documentary "Something Beautiful for God" brings Mother Teresa international attention.

  • Winning The Nobel Prize

    Winning The Nobel Prize
    Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

  • "Jewel of India"

    She was awarded the "Jewel of India" (Bharat Ratna) award.

  • Mother Teresa was Awarded for Excellence

    Mother Teresa was awarded for Excellence in her convent by Elizabeth II.

  • Medal of Freedom

    She was awarded the U.S Presidential Medal of Freedom.

  • The Gift of Love

    Mother Teresa opens the very first home for AIDS victims in Greenwich Village.

  • The Gift Of Peace

    The Gift Of Peace
    In 1988, Mother Teresa opened her second home for AIDS patients in Wahington D.C. Called the Gift Of Peace.

  • "Hell's Angel"

    "Hell's Angel, " a highly critical television documentary on Mother Teresa, airs in Great Britain.

  • The Death of Mother Teresa

    Mother Teresa dies of a heart attack.

  • Mother Teresa's Funeral

    Mother Teresa's funeral is held in India.

  • Mother Teresa is Beatified

    Mother Teresa is Beatified
    Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II. Over 250,000 people came to a Mass in Rome to celebrate Teresa's beatification.

  • Mother Teresa Stamp

    Mother Teresa Stamp
    U.S Postal Service issues Mother Teresa Stamp.