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Freemasons' Hall London
The Freemasons' Hall in London, located at 60 Great Queen Street, not far from Covent Garden, is one of the most iconic Masonic buildings in the world. The Freemasons' Hall...
Philadelphia Masonic Temple
While in continental Europe Masonic lodges are generally accustomed to meeting in discreet places where there is nothing to distinguish them from the outside world, apart from the occasional square...
Masonic Lodge Officers
A Masonic Lodge is led by Officers. This term is sometimes surprising because it is not used much in everyday language and seems to be reserved for the army and...
The Aprons of the Royal Standard of Scotland
You may have come across Brethren in a Lodge wearing strange aprons, edged in tartan rather than plain. These are Freemasons practising the Royal Standard of Scotland. Why do the...
Laïcité et franc-maçonnerie
Laïcité et franc-maçonnerie, voilà un sujet qui soulève bien des passions, notamment en France. Laïcité et franc-maçonnerie sont-elles indissolublement et nécessairement liées ? Ont-elles des origines communes ? La franc-maçonnerie...
Secret in Freemasonry
One subject that has caused a lot of ink to flow is the Secret in Freemasonry. The idea that there is a Secret in Freemasonry is often intriguing, sometimes disturbing,...
George Washington, a Freemason
George Washington, Founding Father and First President of the United States of America, was an eminent Freemason. But while we know that he was a Freemason, we know relatively little...
The Schroeder Rite
The Schroeder Rite is relatively unknown throughout the world. It was developed in Germany from 1795 and adopted by the Grand Lodge of Hamburg in 1801 (some sources say 1811). It...
What is Mark Masonry ?
Mark Masonry is an independent Order of Freemasonry, which is conferred on Master Masons but actually deepens the degree of Fellowcraft. Mark Masonry is relatively unknown on the European continent,...
The Entered Apprentice Degree - A Look at the Past
The Entered Apprentice Degree is the first degree in Freemasonry, which takes its inspiration from the practices of the ancient builders, though not without modifying them somewhat and adapting them...
The origin of the Word MB in Freemasonry
In Freemasonry, the Master's Word was originally a MB word, i.e. a word in two parts, the first of which begins with M and the second with B. These initials...
The York Rite
Little known to European Freemasons, the York Rite is the most widely practised by Blue Lodges in the United States, to the extent that it is sometimes referred to simply...
