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Freemasonry, sometimes spelled Free-Masonry[1][2][3]or simply Masonryfrom 'freestone mason',refers to various fraternal organisationsthat trace their origins to the local guildsof stonemasonsthat, from the end of the 14th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.
Masonic ritual and symbolism. A masonic initiation. Paris, 1745. Masonic ritual is the scripted words and actions that are spoken or performed during the degree work in a Masonic lodge. [ 1 ]Masonic symbolism is that which is used to illustrate the principles which Freemasonry espouses. Masonic ritual has appeared in a number of contexts within ...
Fessler Rite, 1797, in 9 degrees. [21] Rite of the Brothers [5] Palladian Rite [5] Rite of the Black Brothers [5] Rite of the perfect Egyptian initiates, 7 Degrees, Lyon France, Crota -Repoa. [16] Rite of Universal Harmony, 1782 [5] Rite of the Grand Lodge of the Three Globes, 1740, Berlin, 17 degrees.
A Masonic lodge, also called a private lodge or constituent lodge, is the basic organisational unit of Freemasonry. It is also a commonly used term for a building where Freemasons meet and hold their meetings. Every new lodge must be warranted or chartered by a Grand Lodge, but is subject to its direction only by enforcing the published ...
A “Rite” or "concordant body" in Freemasonry is a system that includes various degrees for initiating a newcomer. Although not all Rites practice the conferral of all these blue Lodge degrees, they are included within its structure. Essentially, a Rite is at the heart of the Masonic journey. In contrast, an “Appendant body” is an ...
Freemasonry and women. Apron and sash presented to the Empress Josephine on her admission to the Lodge of Virtue, Strasbourg, 1805. Freemasonry has had a complex relationship with women for centuries. A few women were involved in Freemasonry before the 18th century, despite de jure prohibitions in the Premier Grand Lodge of England.
Masonic lodge officer. In Craft Freemasonry, sometimes known as Blue Lodge Freemasonry, every Masonic lodge elects or appoints Masonic lodge officers to execute the necessary functions of the lodge's life and work. The precise list of such offices may vary between the jurisdictions of different Grand Lodges, although certain factors are common ...
The history of Freemasonry encompasses the origins, evolution and defining events of the fraternal organisation known as Freemasonry.It covers three phases. Firstly, the emergence of organised lodges of operative masons during the Middle Ages, then the admission of lay members as "accepted" (a term reflecting the ceremonial "acception" process that made non-stone masons members of an operative ...