Mother Teresa By AhmadHekal Aug 26, 1910 Born in Skopje, Macedonia Oct 10, 1928 Left home at the age of 18 to join the Sisters of Loreto in Ireland Sep 10, 1929 Moved to Calcutta, India and started teaching May 24, 1931 Became a nun and chose to be named "Teresa" Oct 7, 1950 Received Vatican permission to start the Missionaries of Charity Dec 10, 1971 Received The first Pope John XXIII Peace Prize Dec 10, 1979 Received The Nobel Peace Prize Jul 14, 1996 Was operating 517 missions in over 100 countries Mar 3, 1997 Stepped down from the head of Missionaries of Charity Sep 5, 1997 Died in Calcutta, India
