Grand Orient de France
Overview
The Grand Orient de France (GODF) is the largest of several Masonic
Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
organizations in France and the oldest in Continental Europe, founded in 1733.
According to tradition, the first Masonic Lodge in France was founded in 1688 by a Royal Irish Regiment that followed the deposed King James II of England into exile.
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