La France Lodge #93 is a Regular and Recognized masonic lodge located in Washington, DC, having a charter through the Grand Lodge of DC, FAAM, which is recognized by the United Grand Lodge of England. LA France 93.
Formation | 1894; 125 years ago |
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Headquarters | 8, rue Puteaux, 17th arrondissement of Paris |
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President | Philippe Charuel |
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Parent organization | Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite — Suprême Conseil de France |
Affiliations | Confédération des Grandes Loges unies d'Europe |
Website | https://www.gldf.org/ |
The Grande Loge de France (GLDF) is the second largest Masonic obedience in France. It positions itself as occupying a unique position in the landscape of French Freemasonry, recognising and having relations with the obediences of Continental Freemasonry while still considering itself to be separate from them.
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History[edit]
Previous uses of the name[edit]
The name, 'Grande Loge de France' was used by the first French Masonic grand body, but its foundation date is unknown. In 1773, this body gave itself a new set of Statutes and changed its name to the 'Grand Orient de France'. A few Lodges objected to one of the new Statutes' articles which stipulated that the Masters must be elected by the free choice of their Lodge and decided to continue under the old name of Grande Loge de France. However both bodies re-united in 1799.
History of the current Grand Loge[edit]
The current Grande Loge de France (GLDF) was founded in 1894 due to a rift in the Grand Orient. The Grande Loge de France was never recognized by the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE),[1] although it was (briefly) recognized by a few of the Grand Lodges in the United States around the time of the First World War (UGLE and most of the American Grand Lodges currently recognise the Grande Loge Nationale Française instead). In 1954 the General Assembly (Convent) of the GLDF voted a resolution which rendered obligatory the presence of the Volume of the Sacred Law in all its Lodges. Following this, the GLDF and the GLNF entered into negotiations for a union, which ultimately failed. In 1964, the GLDF signed a 'Treaty of Fraternal Alliance' with the GODF. Some 1,000 brethren out of a total of 8,200 left GLF because they disagreed with the Treaty and joined the GLNF.
The Grand Lodge of France works the first three degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite (A&ASR). As of 2008 it has approximately 800 lodges and over 30,000 members.
Grande Loge de France outside France[edit]
Grande Loge de France has lodges in 14 countries outside France[2] as a result of history (Lodges in former French colonies) or the absence of any other Grand Lodge in amity with the Grande Loge de France in the country at the time of the foundation of the Lodge.
- Belgium: One lodge in Tournai
- Thailand: One lodge in Bangkok
- Canada: One lodge in Montreal
- Congo: Three lodges, two in Brazzaville and one in Pointe Noire
- England: One lodge in London[3]
- Israel: Two lodges, one in Jerusalem and one in Tel Aviv
- Latvia: Three lodges in Riga
- Lithuania: One lodge in Kaunas
- Madagascar: Three lodges
- Mauritius: Four lodges
- Russia: One lodge in Moscow
- Senegal: One lodge
- Spain: Two lodges, one in Barcelona[4] and one in Madrid[5]
Confederation of the United Grand Lodges of Europe[edit]
In 2000, together with other European Grand Lodges and the 'Opera' Traditional and Symbolic Grand Lodge, the GLDF formed the Confederation of the United Grand Lodges of Europe.[6]
As of 2008, the Confederation of the United Grand Lodges of Europe had 11 constituent members:
- Gran Logia de Canarias
- Grande Loge de France
- Grand Lodge of Greece A&ASR
- General Grand Lodge of Italy
- National Grand Lodge of Portugal
- National Grand Lodge of Serbia
- La Grande Loge Nationale du Liban
- National Grand Lodge of Romania
- Grande Loge traditionnelle et symbolique Opéra
- Grande Loge unie du Liban
- Sun Grand Lodge of Lebanon
- United Grand Lodge of Russia (in 2010)[7][8]
Recognition[edit]
In France, there are some 11 Grand Lodges, few of which officially recognize the legitimacy of the others. Many cooperate with GLdF at a level below official recognition.
References[edit]
- ^http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/masonic_foreign_recognitions.html The politics of Grand Lodge foreign relations by W. Bro. Jack Buta
- ^'The GLDF in the world'.
- ^The White Swan Lodge, No 1348
- ^'Inicio'. www.elcentrodelaunionescocesa.org.
- ^'HugeDomains.com - LogiaGenesis.com is for sale (Logia Genesis)'. www.logiagenesis.com.
- ^'The New United Grand Lodges of Europe'. 15 July 2007.
- ^'News on UGLR official site (Russian)'.
- ^Иванов С. «Исторический союз русских лож» СПб.: АИР. 2011.- 520 с.: ISBN978-5-9902797-1-1
Bibliography[edit]
- Connaître la Grande Loge de France, édit. Ivoire Clair, collection Les Architectes de la Connaissance dirigée par Philippe Morbach, Paris, 2000 ISBN2-913882-06-4
- Daniel Ligou (dir.), Histoire des Francs-Maçons en France, tome 2, 1815-2000, Privat, Toulouse, 2000 ISBN2-7089-6839-4
- Roger Dachez, Histoire de la franc-maçonnerie française, PUF, Paris, 2003 ISBN2-13-053539-9
- Gilbert Garibal, Être franc-maçon aujourd'hui, Marabout, Alleur (Belgique), 1994 ISBN2-501-02029-4
External links[edit]
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Freemasonry in France has been influential on the worldwide Masonic movement due to its founding of Continental Freemasonry.[1]
There are many and varied Masonic rites and obediences in France. The main male-only masonic organisations are the Grande Loge de France and the Grande Loge Nationale Française, the main female-only organisation is the Women's Grand Lodge Of France, and the main mixed organisations are now the Grand Orient de France and Le Droit Humain.
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History[edit]
Obediences[edit]
- Grande Loge Traditionnelle et Symbolique Opéra (French Wiki)
- Loge Nationale Française (French Wiki)
- Grande Loge Féminine de Memphis-Misraïm
Critiques and scandals[edit]
In the 18th century, the Pope banned Freemasonry, for reasons linked to the situation in Tuscany that were more political than religious[2] The relevant bull, In eminenti apostolatus was not however registered by the parliament of Paris and was never enacted in France. At the end of the 19th century, in the struggle between the French Republic and the Catholic Church, Freemasonry and its then-powerful networks definitively backed the state, leading to the Affaire Des Fiches, and even came to be called 'the church of the Republic'.[3]
References[edit]
- ^Grand Orient de FranceArchived 2008-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^(Dachez 2003, p. 52)
- ^(D. Ligou et al. 2000, p. 89-95)
Bibliography[edit]
Works used in this article[edit]
- Dachez, Roger (2003). Histoire de la franc-maçonnerie française. Que sais-je?. PUF. ISBN2-13-053539-9.
- Jacques Mitterrand, Serge Hutin and Alain Guichard (1992). 'Franc-maçonnerie'. Encyclopédie Universalis. 9. la présente éd. a été réalisée sous la présidence de Peter. F. Baumberger. ISBN2-85229-287-4.CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link)
- Naudon, Paul (1981). Histoire générale de la franc-maçonnerie. PUF. ISBN2-13-037281-3.
- Franc-maçonnerie, avenir d'une tradition. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours. 1997. ISBN2-84099-061-X.
- sous la direction de Daniel Ligou.; et al. (2000). Histoire des Francs-Maçons en France. 1. private publisher. ISBN2-7089-6838-6.
- sous la direction de Daniel Ligou.; et al. (2000). Histoire des Francs-Maçons en France. 2. private publisher. ISBN2-7089-6839-4.
- Garibal, Gilbert (1994). Être franc-maçon aujourd'hui. 2. Marabout. ISBN2-501-02029-4.
- <Please add first missing authors to populate metadata.> (1997). 'Les francs-maçons'. Historia. 48. ISSN0018-2281.
- Christian Guigue (2013). La Formation Maçonnique. Christian Guigue. ISBN2-9506708-9-X.
Documentaries[edit]
- Grand Orient les frères invisibles - script by Alain Moreau, directed by Patrick Cabouat, produced by France 5 / Program 33.
Other authorities in this area[edit]
- Pierre Chevallier, Histoire de la franc-maçonnerie française, 3 volumes, Fayard, 1974.
- Laurent Jaunaux, Concise History of the French Regular Freemasonry, Philalethe Society, 2001
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