Major Milestones in Mother Teresa’s Life

1910    Born in Skopje, Macedonia

1928    Joins the Sisters of Loreto in Dublin, Ireland

1929    Arrives in India

1931    Began teaching at St. Mary’s High School in Calcutta

1946    Receives divine vision of Missionaries of Charity

1948    Begins Missionaries of Charity; enters Calcutta slums on December 21

1950    Vatican officially recognizes Society of the Missionaries of Charity

1952    Creates Home for the Dying

1958    Builds first mission outside Calcutta, in Drachi, India

1962    Receives the Padma Shri award for distinguished service

1963    Begins Missionaries of Charity Brothers

1965    Builds first mission outside India, in Venezuela

1971    Receives John Paul XXIII Peace Prize

1979    Receives Nobel Peace Prize

1980    Receives Bharat Ratna Award

1983    Suffers heart attack

1985    Receives the U.S. Medal of Freedom

1997    Dies

2003    Beatified by the Vatican