Thérèse Vanier

Thérèse Vanier
Born(1923-02-27)27 February 1923
Camberley, Surrey, England
Died16 June 2014(2014-06-16) (aged 91)
Lambeth, Central London, England
RelativesGeorges Vanier, father
Pauline Vanier, mother
Jean Vanier, brother

Thérèse Marie Chérisy Vanier (27 February 1923 – 16 June 2014) was an English decorated veteran and medical doctor who specialised in haematology and palliative care. With her brother, she co-founded L'Arche UK, a branch of the international organisation dedicated to the communal care of people with learning disabilities, establishing the first community in Barfrestone near Canterbury in 1974.

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