John Vanier

▸ Started L’Arche in France

○ First American Community
in Erie, PA - 1972

▸ Living in community with others

“Essentially, they wanted a friend. They were

▸ 151 communities and 5000
not interested in my knowledge or my ability members
to do things, but rather they needed my
heart and being.”
-John Vanier
▸ Templeton Award (2015)

▸ 30 Books Published
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 Bibliography
Biography: Jean Vanier (2019). Retrieved from https://www.jean-vanier.org/en/meet-
jean/biography

History of L’Arche. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.larcheusa.org/who-we-are/history/

John Vanier on accepting who we are. (2013). Retreived from http://bloom-

parentingkidswithdisabilities.blogspot.com/2013/05/our-treasure-is-not-in-our-power-
but-in.html