A Cave of Candles: The Story Behind Notre Dame's Grotto

A Cave of Candles tells the history of Our Lady's influence on the Notre Dame campus from Father Sorin's arrival in the new world to the building of the Grotto and the evolution of the "Spirit of Notre Dame" as we know it today. Along the way we are treated to fascinating legend and lore like the mystery of the missing Empress Eugenie crown and the legend of the sycamore and to many rare, historical images and colorful contemporary photographs of the campus. The book also describes the filming of The Song of Bernadette movie, written by screenwriter George Seaton, "a South Bend boy," whose brother was a Notre Dame alumnus.