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6 unusual facts about Arche


Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs, Preston

In 2012, the presbytery adjacent to the church was sold to L'Arche a nearby charity that houses communities for those with learning disabilities.

Espérance Langlois

Espérance Langlois was born on 19 October 1805 at Pont-de-l'Arche in Normandy.

Johan Bonny

He also kept the relationship between the Council and a number of communities or movements, such as Taizé and L'Arche.

L'Arche

Encounter with Mystery: Reflections on L'Arche and Living with Disability, 1997, by Darton, Longman, editor Frances Young

The first community in the UK was founded in 1973 in Barfrestone, Kent through the efforts of Vanier's sister, Therese.

It was founded in 1964 when Jean Vanier, the son of Canadian Governor General Georges Vanier and Pauline Vanier, welcomed two men with disabilities into his home in the town of Trosly-Breuil, France.


Adi-Buddha

Adi-Buddha is better compared to the abstracted forces of Brahman, Ayn Sof or Arche rather than a personal creator God in the mold of Yahweh or Allah.

Frances Young

Because of this she has worked on the theological and ecumenical dimensions of the L'Arche communities with Jean Vanier, their founder

Gare de La Défense

Highlights on the surface nearby include the monumental Grande Arche, skyscrapers that host the headquarters of important French and foreign companies, and works of urban art such as Le Pouce by César Baldaccini.

Gare des Brotteaux

The same year, the station was sold by the SNCF and currently hosts the auction house of Jean-Claude Anaf, the Brasserie de l'Est by Paul Bocuse, the architectural workshop Arche, among others things.

Henri Nouwen

After nearly two decades of teaching at the Menninger Foundation Clinic in Topeka, Kansas, and at the University of Notre Dame, Yale University and Harvard University, he went to work with mental and physically handicapped people at the L'Arche community of Daybreak in Toronto, Canada.

Peter Gregson

He has been Churchwarden of Romsey Abbey (1991–95) and their extensive charity support includes Wooden Spoon, Naomi House, l’Arche Belfast, Arthritis Care (NI) Association, Lyric Theatre and Camerata Ireland.

Roger de Pitres

Roger's origins are confirmed in his territorial appellation, de Pitres; he was a Norman from Pîtres, Eure, canton of Pont-de-l'Arche.

Sue Mosteller

She was a colleague and close friend of Henri Nouwen when he lived at L'Arche Daybreak (1986 - 1996).

Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon

Arche, whose age of 223 years is possible only because she is a half-Elf, now lives in a pink heart-adorned tower which Mel and Dio must climb.

Tim Fish

Fish was born in 1970 and attended the University of New Hampshire, where he had a twice-weekly comic strip running in the college newspaper, The New Hampshire, and started a 100-issue superhero comic called "Arche-Lady."


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