Edward Frederick Sorin

Edward Frederick Sorin (born Feb. 6, 1814, Ahuillé, Fr.—died Oct. 31, 1893, South Bend, Ind., U.S.) was a Roman Catholic priest and educator, founder and first president of the University of Notre Dame. Sorin was ordained a priest in 1838, and two years later he joined the Congregation of Holy Cross, a group of priests and brothers organized at Le Mans, Fr. Sorin and six brothers went to Vincennes, Ind., in 1841 at the invitation...