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Goose and Gridiron tavern, where the United Grand Lodge of England was founded in 1717. In the early years of Freemasonry, from the 17th through the 18th centuries, it was most common for Masonic Lodges to form their Masonic Temples either in private homes or in the private rooms of public taverns or halls which could be regularly rented out for Masonic purposes.
Masonic initiation rites include the reenactment of a scene set on the Temple Mount while it was under construction. Every Masonic lodge, therefore, is symbolically the Temple for the duration of the degree and possesses ritual objects representing the architecture of the Temple. These may either be built into the hall or be portable.
Masonic Temple of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, one of the few Masonic temples that survived the Franco dictatorship in Spain. Anti-Masonry (alternatively called Anti-Freemasonry) has been defined as "opposition to Freemasonry", [167] [168] but there is no homogeneous anti-Masonic movement. Anti-Masonry consists of widely differing criticisms from ...
Shriners International, formally known as the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (AAONMS), is an American Masonic society.Founded in 1872 in New York City, it is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and has over 200 chapters across nine countries, with a global membership of nearly 1.7 million "Shriners". [1]
A Masonic Temple is the conceptual ritualistic space formed when a Masonic Lodge meets, and the physical rooms and structures in which it meets. It is also used in allegorical terms to describe a philosophical goal (where Masons strive to build a personal Masonic temple of ethics).
The Canton Masonic Temple was rededicted during a service at the building Saturday afternoon. The century-old structure is used by five Mason bodies. Canton Masonic Temple: 100 years marked in ...
Masonic Temple time capsule to be opened Jan. 1 at Grotto Hall. A time capsule removed from the Masonic Temple will be opened Jan. 1 at 1:30 p.m. at the Grotto Hall, 747 S. Main St. and the public ...
The dots are typically arranged in a triangular pattern and carry multiple layers of meaning within Masonic tradition. [2] The (∴) is used only for Masonic abbreviations, any non-masonic abbreviations must be written with a simple dot, as an example a date on a Masonic document could be written 6024 A∴L∴/2024 A.D.