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Mother Teresa
August 26, 1910 - September 5, 1997

1910	August 26, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born in Albania.
1928	She entered the order of the Sisters of Our Lady of Loreto in Ireland.
1929	She became a teacher at St. Mary's High School for girls in Calcutta where she remained 20 years.
1931	She took the name Sister Teresa from the French nun Thérèse Martin, who was canonized in 1927.
1937	Sister Teresa took her vows.
1946	While on retreat, she received a call from God to serve the poorest of the poor.
1948	Pope Pious XII granted her permission to serve the poor.
1948	The Missionaries of Charity was established. In addition to vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, the members also pledge service to the poor.
1948	Mother Teresa became a citizen of India.
1950	She began working to care for lepers.
1952	Pure Heart Home for Dying Destitutes was opened by Mother Teresa in Calcutta.
1965	Pope Paul VI authorized to Mother Teresa to expand her Order to other countries. Eventually Mother's work was extended to five continents.
1971	She received the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize.
1972	India's Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding was given to Mother Teresa.
1979	She won the Nobel Peace Prize, which she accepted on behalf of the poorest of the poor.
1997	Mother Teresa died September 5.

"Nakedness is not only for a piece of clothing;
nakedness is lack of human dignity,
and also that beautiful virtue of purity,
and lack of that respect for each other."

Thank you, Mother Teresa,
for giving the poor of the world some dignity.

We honor your memory by striving to be
as virtuous and pure as your example
and by showing each other the love and respect that you taught.

And we thank God for giving you to us.

In her own words	Some of Mother Teresa's inspirational quotes.
A Picture Gallery	Mother Teresa as she was
A message	from Mother Teresa for the World Conference on Women

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