In 1842, Célestine Guynemer de la Hailandière, the Bishop of Vincennes, offered land to Father Edward Sorin from the Congregation of Holy Cross, on the condition that he build a college in two years.
Mwaka 1842, Célestine Guynemer de la Hailandière, Askofu wa Vincennes, alitoa ardhi kwa Padre Edward Sorin kutoka Shirika la Msalaba Mtakatifu, kwa sharti la kujenga chuo katika muda wa miaka miwili.