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Particularly in France, Masonic historiography was thus almost entirely divided between authors who were vehemently pro- or anti-Freemasonry (with the former often being masons themselves). [3] Since then, Freemasonry's political influence has diminished, and its historical conflict with France's Roman Catholic church (also now less politically ...
In 1777, the Grand Orient de France recognised the antiquity of the Lodge of Perfect Equality, said to have been formed in 1688.This, if it actually existed at that time, was a military lodge attached to the Earl of Granard's Royal Irish Regiment, formed by Charles II of England in Saint-Germain in 1661, just before his return to England.
Freemasons of the Grand Lodge of France (4 P) Pages in category "French Freemasons" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 206 total.
Grande Loge de France (G∴L∴D∴F∴) is an independent Masonic obedience based in France. Its conception of Freemasonry is spiritual, traditional, and initiatory. Its ritual is centred on the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite .
Institut Maçonnique de France 2002 Instigated by the GOF, with collaboration by the GLdF and seven other French masonic bodies, the IMF allows low-level cooperation on promotion of Masonic book fairs and events that address the conditions of man and society. The GLdF left this organization in 2006. Int. FM: International Freemasons
Continental style Freemasonry originated in France and its members make up the overwhelming majority of Freemasons in the nation. The Grand Orient de France is the largest Masonic jurisdiction, with the Grande Loge de France (also within the Continental tradition) second in membership.
The Grande Loge Nationale Française (GLNF) is a French Masonic Grand Lodge. It was founded in 1913, by two lodges, "Le Centre des Amis" Lodge splitting from Grand Orient de France and "L'Anglaise" lodge, an independent lodge based in Bordeaux. [1]
French Master's apron from the 19th century. The French Rite traces its origins to the introduction of speculative Freemasonry in France around 1725. [5] As recorded by Jérôme de Lalande in his "Mémoire historique sur la Maçonnerie" (1777), the first documented lodge was established in Paris by English Freemasons, [6] including "Milord Dervent-Waters, the chevalier Maskelyne, d'Heguerty ...