▁including ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Y ves ▁Cong ar , ▁Oscar ▁C ull man , ▁Jean - Jac ques ▁von ▁All men , ▁Georges ▁Flor ov sky , ▁J . N . D . ▁Kelly , ▁Raymond ▁P ann ik ar , ▁K are kin ▁S ark iss ian , ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁great ▁ec umen ical ▁the olog ians ▁of ▁the ▁age . ▁This ▁board ▁began ▁its ▁work ▁in ▁earnest ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁V at ican ▁purchased ▁the ▁ 3 6 ▁acres ▁– ▁then ▁in ▁Jordan ▁– ▁from ▁the ▁S over eign ▁Military ▁Order ▁of ▁Mal ta ▁for ▁$ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁le ased ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁for ▁fifty ▁years , ▁renew able . ▁Gr ound bre aking ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁The ▁Six - Day ▁War ▁began ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁with ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Israel ▁by ▁Egypt , ▁Jordan , ▁and ▁Sy ria . ▁Within ▁a ▁week , ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁under ▁Isra eli ▁so vere ig nt y . ▁ ▁Fr . ▁Ted ▁had ▁secured ▁a ▁don ation ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁costs ▁from ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁I . ▁A . ▁O ’ Sh augh ness y ▁of ▁St . ▁Paul , ▁Minnesota . ▁Due ▁to ▁difficulties ▁of ▁the ▁Arab - Is ra eli ▁conflict , ▁construction ▁was ▁delayed ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁while , ▁but ▁T ant ur ▁was ▁officially ▁opened