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Jean Vanier
Title: Jean Vanier
Category: Society & Culture / People
Details: Words: 301 | Pages: 1.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Jean Vanier
JEAN VANIER
Jean Vanier was born in 1928 in Quebec,
Canada. He was the son of the Governal General,
Georges Vanier. Jean was educated in England, and
was a part of the British Navy and the Royal Canadian
Navy. He resigned from the nay in 1950 and went to
France to work on a doctorate in philosophy.
In 1964, Jean Vanier along with two other men
Founded L'Arche, a community with men and woman
who have development disabilities. …showed first 75 words of 301 total…
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In 1971, with Marie Hélène Mathieu, he founded
"Faith and Light", communities which meet together
regularly, people with developmental disabilities and
their parents and friends. Until 1981, Jean Vanier
carried the responsibility for L' Arche and
for the International Federation of L'Arche. He stepped
down from those two responsibilities, allowing others
to take over. He spends much of his time counseling,
encouraging and accompanying assistants in their
personal journey in L'Arche.
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