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The United States Capitol cornerstone laying was the Freemasonry ceremonial placement of the cornerstone of the United States Capitol on September 18, 1793. The cornerstone was laid by president of the United States George Washington Leder of the Lodge of the Continental Army, assisted by the Grand Master of Maryland Joseph Clark, in a Masonic ritual.
The ceremony of laying the cornerstone of a church in Kyiv, Ukraine. In the Eastern Orthodox Church the blessing of the bishop must be obtained before construction on a new church may commence, and any clergyman who ventures to do so without a blessing can be deposed. The "Rite of the Foundation of a Church" (i.e., the laying of the cornerstone ...
Laying of the cornerstone of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia, on November 1, 1923. Laying of the memorial's cornerstone occurred on November 1, 1923. Planners had initially proposed that cornerstone be laid on November 4, 1923—the 170th anniversary of George Washington's initiation into Freemasonry. [30]
The ceremony, led by Grand Master Jeffery Wilkins, blessed the building using corn, wine and oil — Masonic symbols of prosperity, health and peace.
CANTON ‒ Organizers of Saturday's Masonic Temple rededication ceremony tried mightily to find and remove a 100-year-old time capsule entombed within its cornerstone.. The memorabilia from a ...
George Washington at the United States Capitol cornerstone laying depicted by Allyn Cox. Builders' rites are ceremonies attendant on the laying of foundation stones, including ecclesiastical, masonic or other traditions connected with foundations or other aspects of construction.
April 5, 1958 The ceremony of Laying the Cornerstone for the new building was conducted during the term of the 1958 Lodge Master, Kenneth E. Hill. The Cornerstone was laid by Most Worshipful Leo V. Anderson, Grand Master of Masons in the State of California under the auspices of the Grand Lodge and in Full Form.
Pedro Casanave presided over the ceremonial laying of the cornerstone of the President's House. In late 1792, Casanave, Master of Maryland Lodge No.9, presided over the traditional Masonic ceremonial laying of the cornerstone of the President's House (later known as the White House) on 13 October, 485 years to the day after King Philip IV of ...