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Teresa de Calcuta
She was born in Uskub on August 26, 1910 -
Religius life.
She discovered her vocation from an early age, and by 1928 she had already decided that she was destinated for religius life. It was then that he chose to change her name to “Teresa”. -
Work
She began working among the poor 1948 teaching them to read. -
New religious community
At the beginning of 1949, a group of young women joined her and laid the foundations to create a new religius community that would help the “poorest of the poor”. -
The Congregation of the “Misioneras de la Caridad”
She founded the Congregation of the “Misioneras de la Caridad” in Calcuta in the year 1950. For more than 45 years, she served the poor, the sick, the orphans and the dying.Although initially the congregation had only thirteen members in Calcutta, eventually it had more than four thousand members present in orphanages, hospices and aids centers around the world. -
The first home for the dying in Calcutta
In 1952, she opened the first home for the dying in Calcutta. After obtaining help from various Indian officials, an abandoned Hindu temple was converted into the Home for dying “Kalighat”, a free hospice for the poor. -
“Home of the Child of the Immaculate Heart” and “Shanti Nagar”
In 1955, with the increasing number of abandoned children, she opened the institution “Home of the Child of the Immaculate Heart” for orphans and homeless youth, and later founded the “Shanti Nagar” center for those individuals suffering from Hansen’s disease, commonly know as leprosy, along with other similar clinics where the Missionaries of Charity provided medical care and food. -
“City of Peace”
In 1964, el papa Paul VI gave him a a white limousine vehicle that was later auctioned by Mother Teresa”. With the money obtained, she organized an establishment for lepers called “City of Peace” -
Expansion of establishments
By 1968, Mother Teresa had opened estalishments in Rome, Tanzania and Austria and even spread throughout much of Asia, Africa, Europe and the United States. -
Nobel Peace Price and the highest civilian award
She won the Nobel Peace Price in 1979 and the highest civilian award in India, the Bharat Ratna, in 1980, for her humanitarian work. -
The siege of Beirut
In 1982, at the height of the siege of Beirut, Mother Teresas rescued 37 children who were trapped in the hospital in that region. -
United Nations Hospital
In 1993 she was admitted to the United Nations Hospital following a pulmonary congestion that caused her, among other symptoms, fever. -
Over the years ...
By 1996, Teresa had 517 missions in more than 100 countries. Over the years, Mother Teresa’s aides went from being thirteen to thousands, collaborating in approximately 450 centers around the world. -
Death
Teresa of Calcutta died on september 5, 1997 at 87 years of age, because of cardiac arrest, after dawn with severe back pain and respiratory problems.
