Tersa de calcuta

Teresa de Calcuta

  • Birth

    Birth
    She was born in Uskub.
  • Death of her father.

    Death of her father.
    He died from poisoning.
  • She got into the convent.

    She got into the convent.
    She went to the convent of Loreto.
  • Travel to Calcutta.

    Travel to Calcutta.
    She went by ship.
  • Arrival in Calcutta.

    It was a long and hard journey.
  • He made the vows.

    He made the vows.
    She made the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.
  • They named her director.

    They named her director of the school where she worked.
  • She started helping with the poor.

    She taught them to read.
  • She opened the first house for the dying.

     She opened the first house for the dying.
    She opened the house with the help of another lady.
  • She opened the institution «Home of the Child of the Immaculate Heart»

    She opened the institution «Home of the Child of the Immaculate Heart»
  • she got the novel prize of peace.

    she got the novel prize of peace.
    The pope gave it to him.
  • She also won the highest civil award in India, the Bharat Ratna

    She also won the highest civil award in India, the Bharat Ratna
  • She resigned as head of the Missionaries of Charity due to her illnesses and illnesses

    She resigned as head of the Missionaries of Charity due to her illnesses and illnesses
  • Death

     Death
  • She canonization

    She canonization