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She born the 26 of Augoust of 1910
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She was a Catholic nun
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On September 11, 1946, he experienced "the call within the call" referring to having listened to God asking him to dedicate his life to the most needy
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At the beginning of 1949, a group of young women joined her and laid the foundations to create a new religious community that would help the "poorest of the poor".
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On October 7, 1950, the Holy See authorized her to inaugurate her new congregation, which she named the Missionaries of Charity
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She founded the Congregation of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta
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In 1952 she opened the first home for the dying in Calcutta
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With the increasing increase of abandoned children she opened the institution '' home of the child of the immaculate heart '' for orphans and homeless youth
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Mother Teresa had opened establishments in Rome, Tanzania and Austria and even spread throughout much of Asia, Africa, Europe and the United States
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She was already internationally known and had acquired a reputation as a humanitarian and advocate for the poor
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She won the Nobel Peace Prize
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She wons the highest civil award in India, the Bharat Ratna in 1980
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On March 13, 1997, she resigned as head of the charity missionaries due to her illnesses
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She died on September 5, 1997 at 87 years of age due to cardiac arrest
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Her canonization was approved by Pope Francis in December 2015
