Time line for Mother Teresa timeline

Dec 30, 1900

Nikola Bojaxhiu (father) and his bride, Drana(mother), move to Skopje in Macedonia; Nikolastarts a prosperous construction business and moveshis wife to a home near the Vardar River.
Dec 30, 1905

Aga Bojaxhiu, sister, is born.
Dec 30, 1908

Lazar Bojaxhiu, brother, is born.
Aug 26, 1910

Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa) is born.
Dec 30, 1913

The Balkan Wars end; Macedonia is divided between Serbia, Greece, and Bulgaria.
Dec 30, 1919

Nikola Bojaxhiu dies of suspicious causes.
Dec 30, 1925

Gonxha ﬁrst becomes interested in mission work,particularly in India.
Nov 29, 1928

Leaves home to join the Loreto Sisters; she travelsto the convent at Rathfarnham near Dublin, Ireland.
Jan 6, 1929

Gonxha is sent to India to begin her novitiate inDarjeeling.
May 24, 1931

After two years as a novice, Gonxha takes her ﬁrstvows; she takes the name Teresa.
May 24, 1937

Sister Teresa takes her ﬁnal vows in Loreto School,Darjeeling, India.
Dec 30, 1938

Begins teaching geography at St. Mary’s HighSchool in Calcutta till 1948, where she will also serve asprincipal of the school.
Sep 10, 1946

Inspiration Day; while riding a train, Sister Teresareceives her call to help serve the poorest of thepoor.
Aug 15, 1947

India becomes free from British rule; three nationsare formed as a result of Indian independence:India, Pakistan, and Ceylon.
Dec 30, 1948

Sister Teresa requests permission to leave theLoreto Order to live alone and work with the poorin Calcutta; her ﬁrst act is to open a school in theslum of Motijhil; on April 12, she receives permission from Pope Pius XII to remain a nun who willreport dir
Dec 30, 1949

Moves in with the Gomes family at 14 Creek Lanein February; in March, Subashni Das, a young Bengali girl, becomes the ﬁrst to join Mother Teresa.
Oct 7, 1950

The new congregation of the Missionaries of Charity is approved.
Dec 30, 1952

Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charitymove to their new motherhouse located at 54ALower Circular Road; in August, Mother Teresaopens Nirmal Hriday, the ﬁrst home for the dying,next to the temple at Kalighat.
Dec 30, 1953

The ﬁrst group of Missionaries of Charity take theirﬁrst vows; Shishu Bhavan, the ﬁrst home for abandoned and handicapped children, is opened.
Dec 30, 1957

Mother Teresa begins working with lepers of Calcutta.
Dec 30, 1959

The ﬁrst houses outside of Calcutta are opened.
Dec 30, 1960

Mother Teresa travels outside of India for the ﬁrsttime since coming there in 1929.
Dec 30, 1963

The Missionaries of Charity Brothers is established.
Dec 30, 1965

Shantinagar, the Place of Peace for Lepers, isopened.
Dec 30, 1969

The International Association of Co-Workers ofMother Teresa becomes ofﬁcially afﬁliated with theMissionaries of Charity.
Dec 30, 1979

Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Dec 30, 1983

Suffers heart attack while visiting in Rome.
Dec 30, 1985

Receives Medal of Freedom from the UnitedStates, the highest civilian award given.
Dec 30, 1987

The Missionaries of Charity establish hospices forpeople with AIDS.
Dec 30, 1989

Suffers second heart attack; doctors implant pacemaker.
Dec 30, 1991

Prepares to step down as head of Missionaries ofCharity because of poor health; she is re-electedwith one dissenting vote—her own.
Dec 30, 1994

Documentary ﬁlm Hell’s Angel is broadcast on theBBC Channel Four.
Dec 30, 1996

Granted honorary American citizenship.
Dec 30, 1997

Sister Nirmala elected to succeed Mother Teresa asleader of Missionaries of Charity; Mother Teresadies after having a heart attack at the Motherhousein Calcutta.

Nikola Bojaxhiu (father) and his bride, Drana(mother), move to Skopje in Macedonia; Nikolastarts a prosperous construction business and moveshis wife to a home near the Vardar River.

Aga Bojaxhiu, sister, is born.

Lazar Bojaxhiu, brother, is born.

Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa) is born.

The Balkan Wars end; Macedonia is divided between Serbia, Greece, and Bulgaria.

Nikola Bojaxhiu dies of suspicious causes.

Gonxha ﬁrst becomes interested in mission work,particularly in India.

Leaves home to join the Loreto Sisters; she travelsto the convent at Rathfarnham near Dublin, Ireland.

Gonxha is sent to India to begin her novitiate inDarjeeling.

After two years as a novice, Gonxha takes her ﬁrstvows; she takes the name Teresa.

Sister Teresa takes her ﬁnal vows in Loreto School,Darjeeling, India.

Begins teaching geography at St. Mary’s HighSchool in Calcutta till 1948, where she will also serve asprincipal of the school.

Inspiration Day; while riding a train, Sister Teresareceives her call to help serve the poorest of thepoor.

India becomes free from British rule; three nationsare formed as a result of Indian independence:India, Pakistan, and Ceylon.

Sister Teresa requests permission to leave theLoreto Order to live alone and work with the poorin Calcutta; her ﬁrst act is to open a school in theslum of Motijhil; on April 12, she receives permission from Pope Pius XII to remain a nun who willreport dir

Moves in with the Gomes family at 14 Creek Lanein February; in March, Subashni Das, a young Bengali girl, becomes the ﬁrst to join Mother Teresa.

The new congregation of the Missionaries of Charity is approved.

Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charitymove to their new motherhouse located at 54ALower Circular Road; in August, Mother Teresaopens Nirmal Hriday, the ﬁrst home for the dying,next to the temple at Kalighat.

The ﬁrst group of Missionaries of Charity take theirﬁrst vows; Shishu Bhavan, the ﬁrst home for abandoned and handicapped children, is opened.

Mother Teresa begins working with lepers of Calcutta.

The ﬁrst houses outside of Calcutta are opened.

Mother Teresa travels outside of India for the ﬁrsttime since coming there in 1929.

The Missionaries of Charity Brothers is established.

Shantinagar, the Place of Peace for Lepers, isopened.

The International Association of Co-Workers ofMother Teresa becomes ofﬁcially afﬁliated with theMissionaries of Charity.

Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Suffers heart attack while visiting in Rome.

Receives Medal of Freedom from the UnitedStates, the highest civilian award given.

The Missionaries of Charity establish hospices forpeople with AIDS.

Suffers second heart attack; doctors implant pacemaker.

Prepares to step down as head of Missionaries ofCharity because of poor health; she is re-electedwith one dissenting vote—her own.

Documentary ﬁlm Hell’s Angel is broadcast on theBBC Channel Four.

Granted honorary American citizenship.

Sister Nirmala elected to succeed Mother Teresa asleader of Missionaries of Charity; Mother Teresadies after having a heart attack at the Motherhousein Calcutta.