The second period begins with the organization of the corporations of Freemasons at the building of the Cathedrals of Cologne and Strasburg. Some writers think at an earlier period.
The third period commences with the introduction of Speculative Freemasonry into Germany in the 18th century under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of England, at London.
The second period alone occupies our attention in the present chapter.
It has been very generally believed that this second period—the period marked by a well-defined organization of the craft—dates its origin from the time when that style of architecture, denominated the Gothic, began to flourish.
It would seem then, that, according to Boisseree, there were at first two Grand Lodges, one at Cologne and one at Strasburg, between which the jurisdiction over Germany was divided; that afterward there was but a single central head for all Germany, which was claimed by both Cologne and Strasburg.
The Centre of Liaison and Information of Masonic Powers Signatories of Strasbourg Appeal (French: Centre de Liaison et d'Information des Puissances maçonniques Signataires de l'Appel de Strasbourg) or CLIPSAS is an international group of Masonic Grand Orients and Grand Lodges that adhere to Continental Freemasonry and signed the Strasbourg Appeal.[1] Members include the Grand Orient de France, the Grand Orient of Belgium and the Grand Lodge of Italy, of which the first two left the group between 2000-2010.[2][3]
Since 2011 it has had Special Consultative Status at the UNESCO.
The AACEE (Adogmatic Associations of Central and Eastern Europe) / AAECE (Association Adogmatique de l’Europe Centrale et de L’Est) aims to gather together the Liberal Masonic Obediences of the Central and Eastern Europe in order to promote the Values of Democracy, support, solidarity and cohesion of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe within the European Union. The AACEE promotes and protects human values in order to maintain or to restore peace between a man and the mankind, especially in the European space. http://www.aacee.info/english/who_we_are
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Freemasonry and the Strasbourg Cathedral http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/architecture/strasburg.html
The second period begins with the organization of the corporations of Freemasons at the building of the Cathedrals of Cologne and Strasburg. Some writers think at an earlier period. The third period commences with the introduction of Speculative Freemasonry into Germany in the 18th century under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of England, at London. The second period alone occupies our attention in the present chapter. It has been very generally believed that this second period—the period marked by a well-defined organization of the craft—dates its origin from the time when that style of architecture, denominated the Gothic, began to flourish.
Grand Lodge of Strasbourg
Centre de Liaison et d'Information des Puissances maçonniques Signataires de l'Appel de Strasbourg
Since 2011 it has had Special Consultative Status at the UNESCO.
The Strasburg Appeal https://freemasonry.network/liberals/international-organizations-liberal-freemasonry/clipsas/the-strasburg-appeal/
AACEE https://freemasonry.network/liberals/international-organizations-liberal-freemasonry/aacee/