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Año 1931
In 1931, Mother Teresa took the name Teresa in honor of a French nun, Thèrése Martin who was canonized in 1927 with the title of Saint Thèsése de Lisieux. -
Año 1937
20 years at St. -
Año 1946
In this year, precisely on September 10, he received another call from God, the service of the poorest. Almost two years of testing and discernment passed before Mother Teresa received permission from Pope Pius XII to begin. -
Año 1948
He also acquired Hindu citizenship. Her original name is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu.
At age 18, Mother Teresa entered the Order of the Sisters of Our Lady of Loreto in Ireland. He received his religious training in Diblin, Ireland and in Dargjiling, India.
On August 17 of that year, she dressed for the first time in the white sari edged with blue and walked through the doors of her beloved Loreto convent to enter the world of the poor -
Año 1950
Mother Teresa founded a congregation called the Missionaries of Charity, in the Archdiocese of Calcutta.
after a while old students of hers began to join her. -
Año 1965
Pope Paul VI placed the Missionaries of Charity congregation under pontifical law and authorized Mother Teresa to expand the religious Order in other countries.
Around the world, centers were opened to care for lepers, the elderly, the blind and people suffering from AIDS, and schools and orphanages were founded for the poorest and abandoned children.
Foundations were started in Venezuela, Rome, Tanzania and, successively, on all continents. -
Año 1965
Mother Teresa opened houses in all communist countries, including the former Soviet Union, Albania, and Cuba.
He won the Noble Peace Prize against his will but thanked on behalf of the poorest of the poor. -
Año 1997
On September 5 of that same year, Mother Teresa died. The Government of India granted him the honor of celebrating a state funeral and his body was buried in the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charit
