Mother Teresa

> Born on August 26, 1910 as Agnes Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia

> Moved to Ireland at the age of 18 to join the Loreto Sisters of Dublin, where she took the name Sister Mary Teresa

> In 1931 she was sent to Calcutta, India to teach at Saint Mary's, a school run by the Loreto nuns

> On May 10, 1937 she took her Final Profession of Vows and earned the name Mother Teresa

> In 1946 she received her life changing "call within a call", a message from God asking her to help the sick and poor of the Calcutta slums

> Began the Missionaries of Charity in 1950 and began her quest to aid those in need

> Passed away September 5, 1977 and was beatified as a Saint on October 19, 2003