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Chad Varah

Born November 12, 1911(1911-11-12)
Flag of the United Kingdom Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Died November 8, 2007 (aged 95)
Flag of the United Kingdom Basingstoke, Hampshire
Occupation Founder of The Samaritans

The Reverend Edward Chad Varah, CH, CBE (November 12, 1911[1] – November 8, 2007) was a British Anglican priest, best known as the founder of The Samaritans (now known just as "Samaritans") in 1953, the world's first crisis hotline organization, offering non-religious telephone counselling to those contemplating suicide. Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... // The following is a list of notable deaths in 2007. ... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Brigg (fully Glanford Brigg) in Lincolnshire, England, is a small market town on the River Ancholme with a population of 5,076 (2001 census). ... For other places with the same name, see Lincolnshire (disambiguation). ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... , Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, UK. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. ... For other uses, see Hampshire (disambiguation). ... Samaritans (until 2002 known as The Samaritans) is a British and Irish-based registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide. ... The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order (decoration). ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... This article is about religious workers. ... Samaritans (until 2002 known as The Samaritans) is a British and Irish-based registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... As a suicide prevention initiative, this sign on the Golden Gate Bridge promotes a special telephone that connects to a crisis hotline. ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ...

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Early life

Chad Varah was born in the village of Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire, where his father was an Anglican clergyman. The eldest of nine children, he was educated at Worksop College in north Nottinghamshire and Keble College, Oxford University, and ordained in the Church of England in 1936. He trained at Lincoln Theological College. In 1940 he married Doris Whanslaw in Wandsworth, south London. Barton-upon-Humber or Barton is a small town in North Lincolnshire, on the south bank of the River Humber, and at the end of the Humber Bridge. ... For other places with the same name, see Lincolnshire (disambiguation). ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... see also Holy Orders The following terms have traditional meanings for the Anglican Church, and possibly beyond: A churchman is in principle a member of a church congregation, in practice someone in holy orders. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... College name Keble College Collegium Keblense Named after John Keble Established 1870 Sister College Selwyn College Warden Professor Dame Averil Cameron DBE FBA JCR President Paul Dwyer Undergraduates 435 MCR President Tom Robinson Graduates 219 Homepage Boatclub Keble College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... This article is about the sacrament. ... The Church of England logo since 1998 The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... The now widespread name Lincoln originated in a city in eastern England, UK. Its name is a contraction of the Latin Lindum Colonia, which was the name of a colony for veteran Roman soldiers. ... A seminary is a specialized university-like institution for the purpose of instructing students (seminarians) in theology, often in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. ... Wandsworth is a town on the south bank of the River Thames in south-west London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...


The vision for the Samaritans

Rev Varah began to understand the problems facing the suicidal when he was taking a funeral as an assistant curate in 1935, his first church service, at St Peter-in-Eastgate church in Lincoln, for a fourteen year old girl who committed suicide because she was had begun to menstruate and feared that she had a sexually transmitted disease[2]. He later said "Little girl, I didn't know you, but you have changed the rest of my life for good." He vowed at that time to seek to help people who were contemplating suicide and had nowhere to turn. For other uses, see Funeral (disambiguation). ... From the Latin curatus (compare Curator), a curate is a person who is invested with the care, or cure (cura), of souls of a parish. ... Lincoln (pronounced //) is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England. ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ... The menstrual cycle is the periodic change in a womans body that occurs every month between puberty and menopause and that relates to reproduction. ...


To that end, Chad Varah founded The Samaritans in 1953, with the stated aim that it would be an organisation "to befriend the suicidal and despairing." For the ethnic group of this name, see Samaritan. ...


Other interests

Varah was closely associated with the founding of the comic The Eagle in 1950, working as a scriptwriter for it and sister publication Girl, as well as "Scientific and Astronautical Consultant" (as Varah put it) to Dan Dare. More controversially, but in line with a long-standing commitment to sex education, he was for the better part of three decades a member of the board of reference of the British edition of the adult magazine Forum. From masthead for Eagle comic, logo by Berthold Wolpe, 1953 The Eagle was a British weekly comic, which ran in two main incarnations over the period of 1950 to 1994 (with accompanying annuals). ... The return of the original Dan Dare in 1989 Dan Dare is a classic British science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator Frank Hampson for the Eagle comic story Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future in 1950 which was also carried in serial format several times a week on Radio... An early 20th century post card documents the problem of unwanted pregnancy. ... Penthouse Forum, sometimes simply Forum, is a sex magazine owned by the publishers of Penthouse magazine. ...


Clerical life

Varah became rector of the church of St Stephen Walbrook in the City of London, serving from 1953 until 2003, when he retired at the age of 92. In 1994 he officiated at the marriage of Lady Sarah Chatto, only daughter of Princess Margaret to the actor, Daniel Chatto. St Stephen Walbrook at dusk St. ... Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us Shown within Greater London Sovereign state Constituent country Region Greater London Status City and Ceremonial County Admin HQ Guildhall Government  - Leadership see text  - Mayor John Stuttard  - MP Mark Field  - London Assembly John Biggs Area  - City  1. ... The Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto, née Armstrong-Jones, (born 1 May 1964) is the only daughter of the 1st Earl of Snowdon and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, the second daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later The Queen Mother. ... HRH The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret (Margaret Rose Armstrong-Jones, née Windsor; (August 21, 1930—February 9, 2002) was a member of the British Royal Family, the second eldest daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and sister of the... Daniel Chatto St. ...


He was awarded the CBE in 1982 and created a Companion of Honour in 2000. CBE, DBE, MBE and OBE redirect here. ... The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order (decoration). ...


Writings

  • Before I Die Again: The Autobiography of the Founder of Samaritans. (London: Constable, 1992).
  • The Samaritans in the 80s. (London: Constable, 1980).

References

  1. ^ GRO Register of Births Dec 1911 7a 1282 Glanford B. - Edward C. Varah
  2. ^ http://www.samaritans.org/about_samaritans/governance_and_history/samaritans_history.aspx

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A few years later, Chad Varah began his more famous venture when he set up the "Samaritans", the first telephone help line for those in social and psychological need, which since then has had followers the world over.
Born in 1911, Chad Varah was ordained as Anglican clergyman in 1936.
In a recent BBC radio interview, Varah described how this event changed his life: he resolved from that moment to put an end to the general tabu on public discussion about sexuality and bodily functions, and so work towards a world where such a thing could never happen.
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Chad wanted to help because one day he was doing a funeral for a girl who had committed suicide because she was having her monthly period and she thought it was a disease.
Varah was closely associated with the founding of the comic The Eagle in 1950, working as a scriptwriter for it and sister publication Girl, as well as "Scientific and Astronautical Consultant" (as Varah put it) to Dan Dare.
Varah became rector of the church of St Stephen Walbrook in the City of London, serving from 1953 until 2003, when he retired at the age of 92.
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