For how long was Mother Teresa a nun?

Answer 1

The thought of even becoming a nun didn't even occur to Mother Teresa until she was eighteen, she then moved out of her mother's house and joined the Loreto Sisters of Dublin. She was eventually sent to teach in Calcutta, where she later felt called to work with the poorest of the poor.

Answer 2

She took her first religious vows on May 24th 1931 at 21 years of age. She took her solemn vows on May 14th 1937 at 27 years of age. She died when she was 87, so she was a nun for about 60 years
She was born on August 27, 1910. On May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. So she was 20 when she became a nun. She was a nun for 66 years. She spent her time working for the poor in the Indian city of Calcutta.

Answer 3

She became aware of her possible vocation when she was only 12 years of age.

Answer 4

Mother Teresa was never a nun, she was a religious sister. There is a difference. She began her vocation with the Sisters of Loreto when she was 18 years old.

Answer 5

She left home at the age of 18 to become a sister of Loreto.

Answer 6

Mother Teresa as a religious sister and not a nun. There is a difference. She took her first vows as a Sister of Loreto in 1931 and remained a sister until she died in 1997.

Answer 7

By the early age of 12 years she had pretty much made up her mind to join a convent.

Answer 8

She joined the Sisters of Loreto at the age of 18.