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birth
she was born in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. -
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her childhood
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, the youngest daughter of a wealthy couple, where she was educated in the Catholic faith from a very young age. -
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beginning of her Catholic life
From an early age he actively participated in the religious community (at the age of 5 he made his first communion and at the age of 6 he was confirmed) and at the age of 12 it was clear to him that she wanted to dedicate her life to Catholicism. -
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beginning of her missionary life
At the age of 18 she learned English in order to fulfill her desire to be a missionary in India.
On January 6, 1929, she arrived in Calcutta, where she would spend the rest of her life.
There she taught geography and history for about 20 years. -
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helped the most needy
the famine was aggravated by the conflict between the Muslims and the Hindus, so Teresa asked Pope Pius XII to abandon her order to dedicate herself body and soul to the most needy. What she later described as "the call within the call". -
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missionaries of charity
The Vatican authorized him to inaugurate his new congregation: Missionaries of Charity. This consecration helped the most disadvantaged part of the population by providing them with shelter and food. -
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the Nober Peace Prinze
In 1979 she won the Nobel Peace Prize. -
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her last years of life
In her last years of life she traveled to different conflict areas to promote peace. Only in the 80's did he travel to Armenia, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Ukraine, among others. -
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nun
She became a nun (that's where she changed her birth name to Teresa). -
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death
she died in Calcutta, India -
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she is beatified
Pope John Paul II beatified her. -
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she is canonized
Pope Francis canonized her.