Swedish Rite Lodge of St John Regalia

If Swedish Freemasonry was originally of French inspiration, Carl Friedrich Eckleff (1723-1786) founded in 1759 a  Chapter of High Degrees with a Christian, Rosicrucian and Templar connotation, influenced by the writings of the Swedish mystic Emmanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772). In 1761, he became Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Sweden and introduced his Rite, which he slightly modified for this purpose. Allied and rival of the Strict Templar Observance, the Swedish Rite was also introduced in Germany and Johann Wilhelm Kellner von Zinnendorf (1731-1782) seized it to build his own Masonic system.

The Swedish Rite, to which you cannot belong if you are not  a Christian, is mainly widespread in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, and to a lesser extent in Germany and Spain.

In this collection of Nos Colonnes, you will find the Masonic Regalia (aprons, collars, jewel...) of the Lodge of St. John of the Swedish Rite.