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Teresa de Calcuta
She born the 26 of Augoust of 1910 -
What did she do?
She was a Catholic nun -
When did she hear God's call?
On September 11, 1946, he experienced "the call within the call" referring to having listened to God asking him to dedicate his life to the most needy -
When she decided to create a new religious community?
At the beginning of 1949, a group of young women joined her and laid the foundations to create a new religious community that would help the "poorest of the poor". -
When the Holy authorized her to inugurate her new congregation?
On October 7, 1950, the Holy See authorized her to inaugurate her new congregation, which she named the Missionaries of Charity -
When did she found a new congregation?
She founded the Congregation of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta -
When she opened the firts home for dyings?
In 1952 she opened the first home for the dying in Calcutta -
When did she open the orphans for the child?
With the increasing increase of abandoned children she opened the institution '' home of the child of the immaculate heart '' for orphans and homeless youth -
Where did she open establishments?
Mother Teresa had opened establishments in Rome, Tanzania and Austria and even spread throughout much of Asia, Africa, Europe and the United States -
When did she adquired a reputation as a humanitarian and advocate for the poor?
She was already internationally known and had acquired a reputation as a humanitarian and advocate for the poor -
When did she wans the Nobel Peace Prize?
She won the Nobel Peace Prize -
When did she wans the Bharat Ratna?
She wons the highest civil award in India, the Bharat Ratna in 1980 -
When did she resigned as head of the charity missionaries?
On March 13, 1997, she resigned as head of the charity missionaries due to her illnesses -
When did she die?
She died on September 5, 1997 at 87 years of age due to cardiac arrest -
When was her canonization?
Her canonization was approved by Pope Francis in December 2015
