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"... in our Lodges we teach the Brotherhood of Man based on the Fatherhood of God and advance no other dogma. Not only do we leave to every Brother the choice of his creed but we draw no swords to compel others to adopt our belief."
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Literature #Religion
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#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Bathroomfixtureinstallation #blisterpacks) #Ceilinginstallations #consumergoodsmarketreport #Drywallmounting #Expansionmechanismdesign #forecast #marketanalysis #Masonry/concretefastening #Packaginginnovation(kits #Polymer/materialscienceforplasticanchors #studanchors #Threadanddrivedesign
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"Freemasonry opens its doors to all men, regardless of religious conviction, the essential requirement in this regard being an avowed belief in [a higher power] and in immortality [of the soul]. Since the doctrines of most religions include these tenets, the virtual impossibility of conflict is obvious."
Freemasonry is not a replacement for religion, it supports belief and faith without dogma.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Religion
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Bernard Faÿ (1893-1978), Professor of American Civilisation, director French National Library under Marshall Pétain, director Anti-Mason ministry in Vichy France. Through the order banning all "secret" organisations from 13 August 1940, he exercised power over life and death.
He was directly responsible for the denunciation of 520 (989*) and the murder of 117 (549*) Freemasons by the Nazi regime in occupied France. [*Wikipedia]
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Literature
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Tradition has always been strict in Masonry, not just with their Rituals, but also in appearance. The Chronicle of the Company of Masons records, on 9 October 1684:
"It is this day ordered by the Court that Warden Crooke, Mr. Stanton and Mr. Dempster be fined 2s. 6d. each for not having their gowns."
This is about £20 / 23€ today, and was a complete day's wages for a workman in 1690.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Justice
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The Sloane Manuscript (1646) includes the following question and answer to prove a visitor a Mason:
Q. Wt is the key of your Lodge doors made of?
A. It is not made of Wood Stone Iron or steel or any sort of mettle but the tongue of a good report behind a Brothrs back as well as before his face.
Many Lodges still select appropriate candidates for Masonry through good report, or personal recommendation.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Literature
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Article 27 of the Harleian Manuscript (dated between 1600 and 1650 - the New Articles) states:
"That no p'son shalbee accepted a Free Mason, but such as are of able body, honest parentage, good reputacon, and observers of the law of the land."
Today, we require "a man, free born, of lawful age, and well recommended." Following the law of the land is a major part of their Oath as an initiate.
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Tradition has it that the St. Paul's cathedral foundation stone was laid in full Masonic state by King Charles II, and the mallet used was preserved in the Lodge of Antiquity No. 2.
It is also said that Thomas Strong, assisted by Christopher Wren, laid the foundation stone on 11 June 1677.
The building of St. Paul's, receiving royal warrant on 1 May 1676, took thirty-three years to complete.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Literature #Religion #Architecture
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Thomas Strong was a Master Mason of St. Paul's under Christopher Wren. The eldest of six sons, his father was Valentine Strong of Taynton, who died in 1662 and was buried in Fairford. A Master Mason in his own right, and quarry owner, part of the inscription on his tombstone reads:
"Here lyeth the body of Valentine Strong, Free Mason / Here's one that was an able workman long / Who divers houses built, both fair and Strong...."
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Literature
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Today's Flickr photo with the most hits was taken in Sicily: in the steep-sided Val d'Agro, where lies the Byzantine / Norman church of SS Peter and Paul.
#ValdAgro #sicily #byzantine #norman #church #architecture #brick #masonry
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Today's Flickr photo with the most hits was taken in Sicily: in the steep-sided Val d'Agro, where lies the Byzantine / Norman church of SS Peter and Paul.
#ValdAgro #sicily #byzantine #norman #church #architecture #brick #masonry
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Today's Flickr photo with the most hits was taken in Sicily: in the steep-sided Val d'Agro, where lies the Byzantine / Norman church of SS Peter and Paul.
#ValdAgro #sicily #byzantine #norman #church #architecture #brick #masonry
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Hiram Abif, credited by many with being the first Grand Master of Masons, and the Master Mason responsible for the building of King Solomon's first Temple, was not mentioned in any ancient documents until the publication, in 1611, of the King James Bible.
Family names were not common in the times of King Solomon, and known names tended to be enhanced with a descriptive addition, such as the town they came from, or a trade.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Israel
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Edward Connor, Master of the Masons Company, published his historical work on the origins of Freemasonry in 1894. Titled "Records of the Hole Crafte and Fellowship of Masons With a Chronicle of the History of the Worshipful Company of Masons of the City of London", it traced the operative Masonic Craft back to the earliest architectural works in ancient Egypt, building a link to the operative and speculative Masonry of modern times.
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One of the greatest builders of temples was Queen Hatasu, who reigned in Egypt in the XVIII dynasty. Her Master Mason was one Semut to whom, upon his death, she had a memorial raised to and inscribed:
"First of the First, and Master of the Works of all Masters of the Works."
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Literature #Egypt #Architecture
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The Fellowship of Masons was first granted arms in 1472. In about 1530 it changed its title to the Company of Freemasons until, in 1653, the prefix 'free' was dropped, and the Company was known as that of Masons.
The change in 1530 was caused by many religious houses and their connected Masonic Fraternities falling into disfavour, and then a state of collapse primarily caused by the actions of religious reformers.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Religion
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"The highest, or last stone on top of the lantern, was laid by the surveyor's son, Christopher Wren, deputed by his father, in the presence of that excellent Artificer, Mr Strong, his son, and other Free and Accepted Masons, chiefly employed in the execution of the work."
On the building of St Paul's Cathedral in "Parentalia: or, Memoirs of the Family of Wrens", Christopher Wren, 1750.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Literature #Architecture #London
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The next guest evening for those interested in Freemasonry in general, and our Lodge specifically, will be held on Monday, 18 May 2026, beginning at 18.00.
Convivial conversation, open to almost all subjects, may be enjoyed by all. A well-stocked menu for the evening repast is also always on offer.
The evening will be conducted in English and German, and further details are available through the contact form on our website.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #GuestEvening #Bremen
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The claim to being the first Masonic Lodge in America was so hotly disputed in the 18th century, that some went so far as to claim documentary evidence of the earliest meetings. One such was a letter purporting to record a Masonic meeting in Philadelphia in 1715, written by John Moore, Collector at the Port.
When challenged, the claimant was unable to produce the letter, although some early Masonic historians had accepted it sight unseen.
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Stately red brick wall
Gorgeous/timeless masonry
J. Gaines fade to black#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #April #Black #Brick #Masonry #Mason #Painting #JoannaGaines #Poetry #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026
April 29, 2026
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Jonathan Belcher, born in Boston in 1681, graduated Harvard in 1699, Governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire (1730-1741) was initiated into Freemasonry in 1704. Returning from Europe to Boston in 1705 as a merchant, he is regarded by many as the Senior Freemason of America.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #USA #Boston
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While many areas claim to be the first to support a regular Masonic Lodge in the USA, the first officially accredited Lodge was raised in Boston, Mass. and constituted by warrant of the Premier Grand Lodge in London on 30 July 1733. The next was in Monserrat (1734), then Pennsylvania (1734/5), Savannah GA, and Charlston SC in 1735, Portsmouth NH in 1736.
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Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) recalled:
"I was Secretary for No. 782, Lahore [Lodge, then in India], English Constitution, which included Brethren of at least four creeds. I was Entered by a Hindu, Passed by a Mohammedan, and Raised by an Englishman. Our Tiler was an Indian Jew."
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Literature #Religion #India #Pakistan
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#DeertrailResort #ruins.
At #SookePotholes - you have to climb in by sketchy cliffside, around back of property. It's all fenced off except for part of the backside.More info about the history of this #abandoned development project:
https://www.worldabandoned.com/the-ruins-of-deertrail-resort#SilentSunday #AbandonedPlaces #Tsouke #Sooke #wilderness #graffiti #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #masonry #Stonework
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While Craft Masonry has the well-known three Degrees, other fraternal organisations directly linked to or emulating Freemasonry claim far more. The Scottish Rite has thirty-three; the Supreme Council of the Rite of Mizraim ninety; the Egyptian Masonic Rite of Memphis ninety-six. Only the Oriental Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine appears to have fewer, with one - after attainment of the Master Mason Degree in a Craft Lodge.
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The case of Marie DeRaisme has been reliably documented, but there is also a persistent tale that Elisabeth St. Ledger, having concealed herself in Lodge rooms at her English family mansion but being caught by the Tiler, was conferred the first and second Degrees to prevent her disclosing Masonic secrets.
The tale originates from 1710, long before the creation of a Master Mason Degree, and prior to the formation of the first Grand Lodge.
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Co-Masonry or mixed gender Lodges began in Europe in about 1893 in France. The movement rapidly spread with Lodges being formed in Switzerland (1896), England and South America (1902), India and Pennsylvania (1903), Holland (1905), Italy (1906). By 1936, there were over seven hundred Co-Masonry Lodges worldwide.
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Struggling with uneven grout lines or crumbling mortar?
Choosing the right jointing compound can make all the difference in your tiling or masonry projects.
From waterproof options for wet areas to flexible compounds for high-traffic zones, each type has its unique strengths.
https://ukpavingtalkgroup.com/how-to-guides/how-to-choose-the-right-jointing-compound/
#JointingCompound #TilingTips #HomeImprovement #Masonry #DIYProjects #ConstructionAdvice #GroutingGuide
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The first official record of a woman being initiated into Masonry in a regular - Just and Duly Constituted - Lodge was of Mary DeRaisme, initiated into a Lodge under the Symbolic Grand Lodge of France in 1882 in LePecq near Paris.
Following the resulting loss of the Lodge's Charter, DeRaisme and Georges Martin formed Human Rights Lodge #1, Mother Lodge of the Co-Masonry (mixed Lodges) fraternity.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #France
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Prince Hall Masonry in the United States - raised for Men of Colour - was probably first founded in about 1778 in Boston. In March and June of 1784, Prince Hall petitioned the Grand Lodge of England (Moderns), and a Charter was issued on 29 September 1784.
With the amalgamation of the Ancient and Moderns to form one Grand Lodge of England, in 1813, the Prince Hall Grand Lodges were temporarily dropped from the roll.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #PrinceHall #USA
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Smithsonian: New Smithsonian Online Exhibition Celebrates the Art and Skill of Traditional Trades. “The Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage today launched ‘Built by Hand: Skilled Artisans in the Traditional Trades,’ a new online exhibition that highlights the creativity, knowledge and experiences of skilled artisans and building trades. The exhibition features in depth […]
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Smithsonian: New Smithsonian Online Exhibition Celebrates the Art and Skill of Traditional Trades. “The Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage today launched ‘Built by Hand: Skilled Artisans in the Traditional Trades,’ a new online exhibition that highlights the creativity, knowledge and experiences of skilled artisans and building trades. The exhibition features in depth […]
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Smithsonian: New Smithsonian Online Exhibition Celebrates the Art and Skill of Traditional Trades. “The Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage today launched ‘Built by Hand: Skilled Artisans in the Traditional Trades,’ a new online exhibition that highlights the creativity, knowledge and experiences of skilled artisans and building trades. The exhibition features in depth […]
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Smithsonian: New Smithsonian Online Exhibition Celebrates the Art and Skill of Traditional Trades. “The Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage today launched ‘Built by Hand: Skilled Artisans in the Traditional Trades,’ a new online exhibition that highlights the creativity, knowledge and experiences of skilled artisans and building trades. The exhibition features in depth […]
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Smithsonian: New Smithsonian Online Exhibition Celebrates the Art and Skill of Traditional Trades. “The Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage today launched ‘Built by Hand: Skilled Artisans in the Traditional Trades,’ a new online exhibition that highlights the creativity, knowledge and experiences of skilled artisans and building trades. The exhibition features in depth […]
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In 1912 the Grand Lodge of California passed a Masonic law prohibiting membership to anyone who was engaged, either as owner or employee, in the saloon business, unless as part of a bonafide hotel or restaurant. In Nebraska, there was a prohibition on membership for anyone who sold liquor in any form.
The saloon has vanished, and times have changed, but all agree that a Brother who regularly over-imbibes acts in an unmasonic manner.
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"Music is a secret from the mute; Mathematics are a secret from the ignorant; Philosophy is a secret from the unscholarly mind. So Freemasonry is a secret from the uninitiated."
W. O. Peterson, Masonic Quiz Book, 1956.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Literature #Philosophy #Music #Arts
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@w3cdevs @w3c @mdn @dontcallmeDOM
2 urgent and rude wishes :
- Check out which engine has most data in https://developer.mozilla.org/de/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Intl
Some are missing the Federal States, some are missing some Language or Currrency Names and also some have more knowledge of Timezones.
Let all other engines paste it.
It is easy and boring ;) but we need #Intl more than ever
#JS- After all the years make masonry grid reality
(after 1000 name changes not sure how it is called now);
https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/9733
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We went for a short visit to to #Totnes, which is a small rural town in #Devon. It’s only about half an hour by #train. It is on the #RiverDart, which shares its name with places like #Dartmoor and #Dartmouth. There’s a nice walk along the #Dart and here can see an old #masonry #arch #bridge which connects the town to the other side.
#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000 #Spring #Heritage #Countryside
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We went for a short visit to to #Totnes, which is a small rural town in #Devon. It’s only about half an hour by #train. It is on the #RiverDart, which shares its name with places like #Dartmoor and #Dartmouth. There’s a nice walk along the #Dart and here can see an old #masonry #arch #bridge which connects the town to the other side.
#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000 #Spring #Heritage #Countryside
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We went for a short visit to to #Totnes, which is a small rural town in #Devon. It’s only about half an hour by #train. It is on the #RiverDart, which shares its name with places like #Dartmoor and #Dartmouth. There’s a nice walk along the #Dart and here can see an old #masonry #arch #bridge which connects the town to the other side.
#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000 #Spring #Heritage #Countryside
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We went for a short visit to to #Totnes, which is a small rural town in #Devon. It’s only about half an hour by #train. It is on the #RiverDart, which shares its name with places like #Dartmoor and #Dartmouth. There’s a nice walk along the #Dart and here can see an old #masonry #arch #bridge which connects the town to the other side.
#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000 #Spring #Heritage #Countryside
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We went for a short visit to to #Totnes, which is a small rural town in #Devon. It’s only about half an hour by #train. It is on the #RiverDart, which shares its name with places like #Dartmoor and #Dartmouth. There’s a nice walk along the #Dart and here can see an old #masonry #arch #bridge which connects the town to the other side.
#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000 #Spring #Heritage #Countryside
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"In its ritualist and monitoring lessons Masonry teaches nothing on morals, in science, in religion, or in any other department of human knowledge or human interest, not taught elsewhere in current forms of thought, or by the sages of the past. In these directions it has no secrets of any kind "
R. J. Buck, Symbolism or Mystic Masonry, 1946.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Literature
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"The processes whereby a man may so perfect and ripen his own consciousness, may so purify and change his body, that he may have awareness of his immortal part that was attained by our ancient brethren, are the real secrets of Freemasonry. They are indicated with sufficient detail and clearness in the rites and symbols of the Craft Lodge degrees."
Paul Foster Case, The Masonic Letter G.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Literature
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Anti-Masonry has existed almost since the first London Lodges united to form the first Grand Lodge. In 1724 the Gormogons formed in London to oppose Masonry with ridicule and derision. The Scald Miserables, also from London, formed in about 1741. Neither group lasted long, or had any great effect on membership and Masonic works.
Similar groups exist to this day, but still enjoy little influence.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Literature #London #AntiMason
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My Quaker meeting is planning an outdoor amphitheatre made of stone. I want to make sure the design uses dry stone #masonry, without any mortar, in part because I understand this provides valuable habitat for #wildlife.
I'm having difficulty finding any resources on this subject targeted at the #USA, however; most sources mention European animals living in walls. I have no doubt the same principles apply in North America, but I'd like local details.
Could you suggest sources?
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The first Grand Lodge - of London and Westminster - was established by four London Lodges on 24 June 1717. A rival Grand Lodge, known as the Grand Lodge of England According to the Ancient Institutions, was established in London in 1751. These two Grand Lodges - the Ancients and the Moderns - merged to form the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Freemasons of England in 1813.
Grand Lodges were formed in Ireland in 1729, and Scotland in 1736.
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The Latin register of William Molart, prior of Canterbury, records a 'respectable Lodge' being called in 1429 under the patronage of Henry Chichely, the Archbishop of Canterbury, comprising Thomas Stapylton as Master, John Morris as Warden, fifteen Fellow Craft and three Entered Apprentice Masons, all named. Chichely is claimed to have been Grand Master of English Masons until 1443.
#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Literature #Canterbury
