Edward 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 service in
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.
John M. Toohey, C.S.C., (1840–1905) was born at Birr, Kings County,
Ireland. He was ordained a priest in 1864 and was pastor at St.
Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Ft. Wayne, IN from 1890 to 1895.
He is buried in Austin, Texas.
James T. Connelly, C.S.C., was associate professor of history at
the University of Portland and resident director of the
University's study abroad program in Salzburg, Austria. He has
worked as an archivist for the Congregation of the Holy Cross and
has published many articles and reviews on American religious
history and the history of the Congregation of Holy Cross.
“The Chronicles capture Edward Sorin’s vision for [Notre Dame] and
the shrewd steps he took to develop it, ranging from successful
lobbying for a railroad to provide access to the unsuccessful
sending of a band of brothers to California to mine gold to fund
their operations. . . . They are remarkably frank.” —Church
History
“For Protestants who picture [the University of Notre Dame] as a
flagship sailing under papal banners, an outpost of monolithic
Catholicism in Protestant Indiana, the darling of Midwestern
Catholics, these chronicles will be eye-openers.” —The Christian
Century
“The Chronicles of Notre Dame represents the best of its genre. ”
—The Catholic Historical Review
“. . . a smooth and readable text. . . . This is a worthwhile book.
. . . [that] renders well the context of the beginnings of the
University of Notre Dame.” —History of Education Quarterly
“The Chronicles of Notre Dame present to the reader the human side
of the origins of the Holy Cross community in America and
demythologize the beginnings of one of America’s great
universities. They are resplendent with financial challenges, stark
ambitions, exciting misadventures, and serious infighting.”
—Indiana Magazine of History
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