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1928  Becomes novitiate in Loretto Order, which ran mission schools in India and takes name Sister Teresa.

1929  Arrives in Calcutta to teach at st. Mary High School

1937  Takes final vows as a nun.

1946  She receives a calling from God "to serve him among the poorest of poor",while riding a train.

1950  Found the order of Missionaries of charity.

1952  Opens Nirmal Hriday, or"Pure Heart", a home for the dying, followed next year by her first orphanage.

1979  Wins Nobel Peace Prize.

1996Nov. 16, receives honorary U.S. Citizenship.

1997  March 13, steps down as head of her order.