About Thierry SANSON 

  Founder of Inspired   Gateways ©

A product of Catholic education, Thierry Sanson grew up in Nantes, France. He graduated from La Sorbonne University of Paris with a master’s degree in business and economics studies. After his graduation, he travelled for a year throughout Southeast Asia and ended his trip at Calcultta, India. There, he spent several weeks with Mother Teresa ‘s sisters as a volunteer. His encounter with the “saint” of Calcutta have deeply impressed him.

   Returning to Paris, Thierry Sanson began his career with the position of head of products for an insurance broker. Thoroughly aware that his driving forces were around travel and spiritual experiences, he resigned from his job to set up his own company, Ictus Voyages, which has organized cultural trips, and religious pilgrimages all over the world.  For over 16 years, Ictus Voyages has hosted 50.000 people travel to more than 45 countries.  

  Through his long journey and amazing encounters with different religions & cultures, Thierry Sanson realized how France is still a specific land of Catholic heritage hiding an exciting renewal of the Catholic faith.  Later on, this intuition pushed him to create “Lumen Terra” a tour-operating brand dedicated to the promotion of France in that way.

   All his achievements enlarge little by little but widely his professional and personal network throughout the Catholic Church in France and abroad eg. wonderful Catholic families, vibrant priests and bishops, Catholic media, committed laypersons, professors in Universities.

   Given his passion for the United States, he then settled for a while his family in Florida to expand his business and embrace this country where everything is possible. By travelling all around United States and by meeting involved American Catholics, a new intuition thrills him. He dreams to build Catholic bridges between well-educated French and American youth from 14 to 17 years. 

  Thierry says “We prepare the next generation by building a Catholic network of next leaders, by building the Civilization of Love so dear to Pope John Paul the Second. It‘s a very excited challenge  !”

   Thierry Sanson is married to Marie and has 4 boys, He’s very committed to the church in France and he is also a board member of the Vatican Charity 's French subsidiary :  “Church in Need”.