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She began working with the Sisters of Loreto in 1929 but founded her own order, the Missionaries of Charity, which was approved by the Vatican in 1950.

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Her order was approved by Pope Pius XII in 1950.

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Where did Mother Teresa start her work?

Calcutta


What did Mother Teresa start in 1952?

Mother Teresa opened the first Home for the Dying in Calcutta in 1952.


When did Mother Teresa make a school for the homeless?

Mother Teresa left the Sisters of Loreto about the year 1946. One of the first things she did was to start an open air school in the slums of Calcutta, India, to teach orphans and other children living in the area.


Where did Mother Teresa start helping people?

She started in Calcutta, India, but her Missionaries of Charity eventually ended up working in nearly every country on earth.


Why did Mother Teresa start her business?

Mother Teresa did not start a 'business' but a religious order called the Missionaries of Charity. It received approval of the pope in 1950. It was started originally to provide hospice care for the poor left to die on the streets of Calcutta but expanded to help in many other areas as well.


When did Mother Teresa start her slum school?

In 1948, Mother Teresa left the Sisters of Loretto and started a school in the slums to teach the children of the poor.


Why did people start calling Mother Teresa Mother Teresa?

Teresa was the name she chose upon becoming a nun. The title 'Mother' was a title given by the Sisters of Loreto to all nuns in the order.


Where did Mother Teresa start her slum school?

In a open field


What religious communities did Mother Teresa start?

She founded the Missionaries of Charity.


When did Mother Teresa start going to school?

Mother Teresa did not go to school. Girls were not allowed to attend school in Albania at the time. She was home schooled by her parents.


When did Mother Teresa start helping the poor and sick?

She left the Sister of Loreto in 1948 and began her mission of helping the poor. In 1950 Pope Pius XII approved her constitution for the Missionaries of Charity.


When did Mother Teresa start believing in Jesus?

From her earliest years she believed in Jesus.