French priest and founder of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana
The Very Reverend
Edward Sorin
CSC
Édouard Sorin
1st President of the University of Notre Dame
In office 1844–1865
Preceded by
Inaugural holder
Succeeded by
Patrick Dillon
1st American Provincial Superior of the Congregation of Holy Cross
In office 1865–1868
Preceded by
Inaugural holder
Succeeded by
Alexis Granger
3rd Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross
In office 1868–1893
Preceded by
Pierre Dufal
Succeeded by
Gilbert Français, C.S.C
Personal details
Born
(1814-02-06)February 6, 1814 Ahuillé, France
Died
October 31, 1893(1893-10-31) (aged 79) South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Resting place
Holy Cross Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana
Citizenship
French and American
Parents
Julian Sorin de la Gaulterie (father)
Marie Anne Louise Gresland de la Margalerie (mother)
Profession
Priest
Known for
Founding the University of Notre Dame
Edward Frederick Sorin, C.S.C. (French: Édouard Sorin;[1] February 6, 1814 – October 31, 1893) was a French-born priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross and the founder of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and of St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas.
^"Édouard Sorin", in Alphonse-Victor Angot et Ferdinand Gaugain, Dictionnaire historique, topographique et biographique de la Mayenne, Laval, Goupil, 1900-1910, t. III, p. 719.
Edward Frederick Sorin, C.S.C. (French: Édouard Sorin; February 6, 1814 – October 31, 1893) was a French-born priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross...
A statue of EdwardSorin, sometimes called Edward F. Sorin, is an outdoor sculpture by Italian sculptor Ernesto Biondi (January 30, 1855 – 1917). It is...
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University of Notre Dame was founded on November 26, 1842, by Father EdwardSorin, CSC, who was also its first president, as an all-male institution on...
private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana. French priest EdwardSorin founded the school in 1842. The main campus of 1,261 acres (510 ha) has...
both the board of trustees and the fellows. The first president was EdwardSorin, who was also the founder of the university, who started his term in...
Catholic publishing company which was founded on May 1, 1865, by Father EdwardSorin, a Holy Cross priest who had founded the University of Notre Dame. Ave...
built in 1831. Under the guidance of the founder and first president EdwardSorin, Old College and the first church and main building were built. The second...
comprised 16,000 volumes. In 1888, during the golden jubilee of Fr. EdwardSorin, a new library was opened on the third floor. By 1900, it contained 52...
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the Protestant schools. The University of Notre Dame, founded by Rev EdwardSorin in 1842, proclaims itself as a prominent Catholic college. Indiana did...
in 1883, and taught classes in the Main Administration Building and in Sorin Hall where a large room permitted him to set up a "Moot Court". The course...
to WTS, January 29, 1862, Sherman Family Papers, Notre Dame Archives. EdwardSorin, CSC, The Chronicles of Notre Dame Du Lac ed. James T. Connelly, CSC...
Heart of Jesus statue Statue of EdwardSorin Statue of Knute Rockne Statue of Moses Word of Life Key people Fr. EdwardSorin Fr. John Augustine Zahm Fr. Julius...
division increasing from 500 to 1500 students. In 1933, Chicago businessman Edward N. Hurley donated $200,000 for a new building for the college, which was...
of Iowa 1917: Joseph Chartrand, Coadjutor, Bishop of Indianapolis 1918: Edward N. Hurley, Chairman of the United States Shipping Board 1919: Francis Bickerstaffe-Drew...
was Notre Dame's first victory in the rivalry). Reporting on that game, Edward A. Batchelor wrote on the Detroit Free Press: "Eleven fighting Irishmen...
the University of Notre Dame from 1865 to 1866. He succeeded Fr. EdwardSorin when Sorin decided to focus on his job as Provincial of the Congregation....
Heart of Jesus statue Statue of EdwardSorin Statue of Knute Rockne Statue of Moses Word of Life Key people Fr. EdwardSorin Fr. John Augustine Zahm Fr. Julius...
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