Edward SorinEdward Sorin, C.S.C. (1814-1893) was born in the west of France, was ordained in 1838 and joined the newly founded Congregation of Holy Cross shortly thereafter. In 1841, Father Sorin was sent to establish a mission in Indiana. After a year's servicein Vincennes. . . Sorin was offered a tract of land in the diocese's northernmost section--on the condition that a college be situated there. . . and arrived at the property, located near the south bend of the St. Joseph River, in November 1842. He was a man who overcame great odds to found and grow one of the world's premier Catholic institutions of higher learning. Read More Read Less