Grand Lodge of Russia

Grand Lodge of Russia (GLoR) (Russian: Великая ложа России) - regular masonic Grand Lodge in Russia. The Grand Lodge of Russia was established on June 24, 1995. It became the first national grand lodge created after the closure of the grand lodges in 1822.

The Grand Lodge of Russia is an integral part of most of the represented Masonic bodies in the world - the regular Freemasonry has mutual recognition with the United Grand Lodge of England (1996) and more than 90 Grand Lodges in the world.[1][2][3]

History

In 1992 and 1993, on the territory of Russia, the Grande Loge Nationale Française, created the lodge: "Harmony" (Moscow), "Lotus" (Moscow), "New Astrea" (St. Petersburg), "Gamayun" (Voronezh).[4]

The Grand Lodge of Russia was established 24 June 1995 in Moscow. The founders of the Grand Lodge of Russia are made up by the Grande Loge Nationale Française and the four lodges previously created on the territory of Russia ("Harmony", "Lotus", "Astrea", "Humayun"). The first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Russia, through election, was Georgiy Dergachev.

On the 4th of July 2015, the GLoR counted 800 freemasons united over 33 Lodges. The current Grand Master of the GLoR is Andrei Vladimirovich Bogdanov.[7]

Lodges

The jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Russia

Currently there are lodges in the following cities: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Voronezh, Saransk, Krasnodar, Sochi, Magnitogorsk, Perm, Minsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyabinsk, Almaty.

In some cities, two lodges are open or planned to open the additional lodges. There are two lodges in St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg. In Moscow, there are currently 16 lodges active.[9]

Also, in early 2013 the "Caucasus" District of the GLoR was established, which consisted of two lodges, one in Georgia and one Abkhazia. On March 14, 2015 the District "Caucasus" with the direct participation of the Grand Lodge of Russia, in the east of Tbilisi, was established the Grand Lodge of Georgia.[10]

The XX anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Russia

July 4th, 2015 saw the 20th anniversary Assembly of the Grand Lodge of Russia. At the assembly there were about 300 Masons. The Assembly was host to 30 foreign delegations of fraternal Grand Lodges. In a festive atmosphere, those brothers of the Grand Lodge of Russia, who made a significant contribution to the GLoR for the previous Masonic year were awarded. In a speech the Grand Master Andrei Bogdanov announced further development of the GLoR in all federal districts of Russia and especially of the Far East regions, additionally, the Grand Master announced participation in the development of Freemasonry in Kazakhstan, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan.[11]

Rites

See also

References

  1. ↑ Сергей Карпачев. Масоны. Словарь. Великое искусство каменщиков. — М.: «АСТ: Олимп», 2008. — с. 82. — ISBN 978-5-17-051409-0
  2. ↑ Признается большинством регулярных ВЛ Европы, см. Сергей Карпачев. Масоны. Словарь. Великое искусство каменщиков. — М.: «АСТ: Олимп», 2008. — с. 82. — ISBN 978-5-17-051409-0.
  3. ↑ http://www.recognitioncommission.org/2009/05/14/2009-commission-report/
  4. ↑ Сергей Карпачев. Масоны. Словарь. Великое искусство каменщиков. — М.: «АСТ: Олимп», 2008. — с. 82. — ISBN 978-5-17-051409-0
  5. ↑ Сергей Карпачев. Масоны. Словарь. Великое искусство каменщиков. — М.: «АСТ: Олимп», 2008 — ISBN 978-5-17-051409-0 Регуляризация — повторное прохождение масоном, принадлежащим к нерегулярной ложе обряда посвящения в орден, но уже в ложе регулярной (часто в сокращенной форме), имеющее целью уравнивание его в правах и обязанностях с остальными братьями ордена
  6. ↑ Сергей Карпачев. Масоны. Словарь. Великое искусство каменщиков. — М.: «АСТ: Олимп», 2008. — с. 82. — ISBN 978-5-17-051409-0
  7. ↑ http://www.recognitioncommission.org/2009/05/14/2009-commission-report/
  8. ↑ С. П. Карпачёв «Искусство вольных каменщиков», «ИПК Парето-Принт», 2015 год, 475 стр. 2000 экз. ISBN 978-5-990-54931-9
  9. ↑ С. П. Карпачёв «Искусство вольных каменщиков», «ИПК Парето-Принт», 2015 год, 475 стр. 2000 экз. ISBN 978-5-990-54931-9
  10. ↑ http://masonicpressagency.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/it-was-founded-grand-lodge-of-georgia.html
  11. ↑ http://vk.com/away.php?to=http%3A%2F%2Fv-kurse.ru%2Fnews%2Flife%2Fpermyak_voshel_v_rukovodstvo_velikoy_masonskoy_lozhi_935086%2F&post=-3757035_7936

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