The Mother, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, is known for her monumental work for the sick, the dying, the poor and the orphaned. Mother Teresa, whose actual name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, moved to India in the late 1920sHere are the key moments in the life of Saint Teresa of Calcutta :1. Mother Teresa moved to Calcutta in early 1929 where she became a teacher, and consequently the headmistress at a convent school. In 1965, Pope Paul VI granted the Decree of Praise to Mother Teresa's religious order, bringing it directly under Vatican jurisdiction. In 1979 Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work for the world's destitute.

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