Vanier, Jean, 1928-2019 (Autor Personal)

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In weakness, strength, 1969: t.p. (Jean Vanier)

Man and woman, God made them, 2008: t.p. (Jean Vanier) p. 4 of cover (founder of l'Arche and co-founder of Faith and Light, communities with and for people with disabilities)

Jean Vanier: essential writings, 2008

New York times WWW site, viewed May 8, 2019 (in obituary published May 7: Jean Vanier; Jean François Antoine Vanier; b. Sept. 10, 1928, Geneva, where his father, Georges Vanier, a much-decorated Canadian military hero, was posted with the League of Nations; the family was living in France when World War II began and forced to evacuate by ship to Britain as the Germans advanced; they later returned to Canada; at 13, Jean persuaded his parents to let him move to England to study at the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth; by the time he finished his training the war had ended, although he spent time with both the British Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy; resigned his commission in 1950; spent several years living in a contemplative community near Paris; taught philosophy for a time at the University of Toronto; traveled back to France in 1963; d. Tuesday [May 7, 2019], Paris, aged 90; dedicated his life to improving conditions for people on the margins and founded two worldwide organizations for those with developmental disabilities: L'Arche and Faith and Light)

Wikipedia, viewed October 16, 2024 (Jean Vanier CC GOQ; born September 10, 1928 in Geneva, Switzerland; died May 7, 2019 in Trosly-Breuil, France; Canadian Catholic philosopher and theologian; in 1964 founded L'Arche; in 1971 co-founded Faith and Light; until death member of the original L'Arche community in Trosly-Breuil, France; wrote books on religion, disability, normality, success, and tolerance) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Vanier