What is Jean Vanier?
[[File:Jean Vanier (2012, cropped).jpg|thumb|Vanier in July 2012|200px]] '''Jean Vanier''' {{Small|[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[National Order of Quebec|GOQ]]}} (September 10, 1928 – May 7, 2019) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Catholic]] [[philosopher]], [[theologian]] and [[humanitarian]]. He was the son of the 19th [[Governor General of Canada]], [[Georges Vanier]], and [[Pauline Vanier]]. He is best known as the founder of [[L'Arche]]. He founded the international organisation in 1964. L'Arche's purpose is to help people with [[Intellectual disability|intellectual disabilities]]. It now has communities in over 30 countries. In 1971, he co-founded a similar organisation [[Faith and Light]]. For his work, Vanier was awarded the Companion of the [[Order of Canada]] (1986), Grand Officer of the [[National Order of Quebec]] (1992), [[Legion of Honour]] (2003) and other honours. Vanier was born in [[Geneva]]. His father was working as a [[diplomat]] in [[Switzerland]] at the time of his birth. Vanier died in [[Paris]] on May 7, 2019, at the age of 90. The cause of his death was [[thyroid cancer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.larche.org/en/web/guest/news/-/asset_publisher/mQsRZspJMdBy/content/passing-away-of-jean-vanier|title=Passing away of Jean Vanier|publisher=L'Arche International|access-date=May 7, 2019|date=May 7, 2019|archive-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507133022/https://www.larche.org/en/web/guest/news/-/asset_publisher/mQsRZspJMdBy/content/passing-away-of-jean-vanier|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} {{Wikiquote}} *[http://www.larche.org/ L'Arche International] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228215446/http://www.larche.org/ |date=2015-02-28 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanier, Jean}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Canadian academics]] [[Category:Canadian activists]] [[Category:Humanitarians]] [[Category:Legion of Honour]] [[Category:Order of Canada]] [[Category:Canadian philosop