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Grande Loge de France

Grande Loge de France (GLDF) is a Masonic obedience based in France. Its conception of Freemasonry is spiritual, traditional, and initiatory. Its ritual is centred on the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. It occupies a unique position in the landscape of French Freemasonry but maintains its closest relationships with obediences belonging to Continental Freemasonry. It is an independent and sovereign Masonic Power, and shares its motto Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité with France.

Formation

1728

PVI - Points de Vue Initiatiques

Confédération Internationale des Grandes Loges Unies

Principles and governance[edit]

Principles of Freemasonry[edit]

The Grande Loge de France imposes the strict observance of the fundamental following principles:

Belgium: Two lodges in Tournai and Baisieux

Canada: One lodge in Montreal

Cambodia: One lodge in Phnom Penh

Congo: Ten lodges in Brazzaville, Dolisie, Goma, Kimshasa and Pointe Noire

Costa Rica: One lodge in San Jose

Dominican Republic: One lodge in Saint Domingue

England: One lodge in London

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Israel: One lodge in Jerusalem, one lodge in Tel Aviv

Lithuania: One lodge in Kaunas

Madagascar: One lodge in Antananarivo

Mauritius: Six lodges in Grand Baie, Pamplemousses, Port-Louis, Saint-Pierre and Vacoas.

Poland: One lodge in Warsaw

Russia: One lodge in Moscow

Senegal: Three lodges in Dakar and Saly Portudal

Spain: One lodge in Barcelona

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Thailand: One lodge in Bangkok, one lodge in Phuket

Vietnam: One lodge in Ho-Chi Mihn

The Grande Loge de France has 36 lodges in 17 countries outside France[6] as a result of history (Lodges in former French colonies) or when no Amity between a foreign Grand Lodge and the Grande Loge de France yet existed in the country at the time of the foundation.

Grand Lodge of Bulgaria

Grande Loge Unie du Cameroun

Gran Logia de Canarias

Grand Lodge of Czech Lands

Gran Logia Escosesa de Colombia

Grande Loge Unie de Cote d'Ivoire

Gran Logia de Ecuador A&ASR

Gran Logia General de Espana

Grande Loge de France

Grande Loge Symbolique du Gabon

Grand Lodge of Greece A&ASR

United Grand Lodge of Greece A&ASR

Grand Lodge of Hungary A&ASR

Grand Lodge of South India

Serenissima Gran Loggia d'Italia

United Grand Lodge of Latvia

Grande Loge Unie du Liban

Grande Loge Unie du Maroc

National Grand Lodge of Moldova

Gran Logia de Mexico A&ASR

Gran Logia de Libres y Aceptados Masones de Paraguay

Gran Logia Nacional de Filipinas

National Grand Lodge of Romania

United Grand Lodge of Russia [11]

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Gran Logia Simbolica del Salvador

National Grand Lodge of Serbia

Regular Grand Lodge of Slovenia

Mexican Grand Lodge of Texas A&ASR

Grande Loge du Togo

Gran Oriente de Uruguay

National Grand Lodge of Portugal

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In 2000, together with other European Grand Lodges, the Traditional and Symbolic "Opera" Grand Lodge (GLTSO) and the GLDF formed the Confederation of the United Grand Lodges of Europe.[9]


As of 2020, the structure evolved and became the International Confederation of United Grand Lodges of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite with 30 constituent members:

Connaître la Grande Loge de France, édit. Ivoire Clair, collection Les Architectes de la Connaissance dirigée par Philippe Morbach, Paris, 2000  2-913882-06-4

ISBN

Daniel Ligou (dir.), Histoire des Francs-Maçons en France, tome 2, 1815-2000, Privat, Toulouse, 2000  2-7089-6839-4

ISBN

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