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  2. History of the University of Notre Dame - Wikipedia

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    The University of Notre Dame was founded on November 26, 1842, by Father Edward Sorin, CSC, who was also its first president, as an all-male institution on land donated by the Bishop of Vincennes. Today, many Holy Cross priests continue to work for the university, including as its president.

  3. University of Notre Dame - Wikipedia

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    The Notre Dame football team's history began when the Michigan team brought the game to Notre Dame in 1887 and played against a group of students. [309] Since then, 13 Fighting Irish teams have won consensus national championships (although the university only claims 11), [ 293 ] along with another nine teams being named national champions by ...

  4. Notre-Dame de Paris - Wikipedia

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    Notre-Dame de Paris (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris French: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam də paʁi] ⓘ; meaning "Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, [a] is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the River Seine), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France.

  5. Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame - Wikipedia

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    Notre Dame's replica of the Portiuncula Chapel was constructed in 1861. It was demolished in 1898. [1]: 7–8 Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C., the French Holy Cross priest who founded the University of Notre Dame, had a lifelong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and named several institutions he created after her.

  6. Edward Sorin - Wikipedia

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    He ran Notre Dame on the model of a French boarding school, which included elementary (the "minims"), preparatory, and collegiate programs, as well as a manual training school. Over the years, he accepted the recommendations of others, including John A. Zahm , to strengthen Notre Dame's academic curriculum.

  7. Congregation of Holy Cross - Wikipedia

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    Moreau also founded the Marianites of Holy Cross for women, now divided into three independent congregations of sisters: the Marianites of Holy Cross (Le Mans, France), the Sisters of the Holy Cross (Notre Dame, Indiana), and the Sisters of Holy Cross (Montreal, Quebec, Canada).

  8. What are Fighting Irish? Notre Dame football's nickname ... - AOL

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    As noted by Notre Dame, the university "has a valid claim to the nickname because the brigade’s beloved chaplain was Rev. William Corby, C.S.C., who later became the third president of Notre Dame."

  9. List of Jesuit educational institutions - Wikipedia

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    The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) in the Catholic Church have founded and managed a number of educational institutions, including the notable secondary schools, colleges, and universities listed here. Some of these universities are in the United States where they are organized as the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.