第5章 Major Milestones

in Mother Teresa's Life

1910 Born in Skopje, Macedonia

1928 Joins the Sisters of Loreto in Dublin, Ireland

1929 Arrives in India

1931 Began teaching at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta

1946 Receives divine vision of Missionaries of Charity

1948 Begins Missionaries of Charity; enters Calcutta slums on December 21

1950 Vatican officially recognizes Society of the Missionaries of Charity

1952 Creates Home for the Dying

1958 Builds first mission outside Calcutta, in Drachi, India

1962 Receives the Padma Shri award for distinguished service

1963 Begins Missionaries of Charity Brothers

1965 Builds first mission outside India, in Venezuela

1971 Receives John Paul XXIII Peace Prize

1979 Receives Nobel Peace Prize

1980 Receives Bharat Ratna Award

1983 Suffers heart attack

1985 Receives the U.S. Medal of Freedom

1997 Dies

2003 Beatified by the Vatican