Icelandic Order of Freemasons
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| Formation | 1951 |
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| Coordinates | Headquarters: 64°8′40.18″N 21°54′45.96″E / 64.1444944°N 21.9127667°E |
Region | Iceland |
| Website | [http://www.frmr.is/ www.frmr.is/] |
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The Icelandic Order of Freemasons (Icelandic: Frímúrarareglan á Íslandi) (abbr.: FaI), in English also known as the Grand Lodge of Iceland, is the governing body of regular Freemasonry in Iceland.
The history of Freemasonry in Iceland began when a "society of brothers“, Edda, was established in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik in 1913. Edda became a lodge of instruction in 1918. The following year, on January 6, 1919, it became a fully warranted lodge [1]. Since 1919, there have been a total of twelve warranted lodges and six lodges of instruction established in Iceland. Membership in the Order was at 3,379 as of March 15, 2011[2]
Icelandic Freemasonry was under the jurisdiction of the Danish Order of Freemasons (Danish: Den Danske Frimurerorden) until 1951 when the Grandlodge of Denmark constituted the Grand Lodge of Iceland as a sovereign Order[3].
Icelandic Freemasonry operates according to the Swedish Rite which is the dominant system in Scandinavia. Unlike other forms of Freemasonry, the Swedish Rite consists of eleven degrees, all of which are recognized by regular freemasonry.
Notable Members
- Ásgeir Ásgeirsson - second President of Iceland, Grandmaster[4]
- Sveinn Björnsson[1][5] - Regent and first President of Iceland, Grandmaster[4].
- Vilhjálmur Þór - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Manager of the Central Bank of Iceland[4].
- Magnús Jónsson - Minister of Finance of Iceland[4].
- Ludvig Kaaber[6] - Businessman, Grandmaster[4].
See also
- Freemasonry in Iceland
- Danish Order of Freemasons
- Norwegian Order of Freemasons
- Swedish Order of Freemasons
- Swedish Rite
References
- ^ a b http://www.masonrytoday.com/index.php?new_month=2&new_day=27&new_year=2015
- ^ https://frimurarareglan.is/english/
- ^ https://methvenlodge51.org/methven/international-visiting/iceland-grand-lodge/
- ^ a b c d e Baldvinsdottir, Herdis (2017). Networks of Financial Power in Iceland: The Labour Movement Paradox. Iceland: Independently Published. pp. 62, 64–67. ISBN 9781549768071.
- ^ Denslow, William R. (1957). 10,000 Famous Freemasons. Columbia, Missouri, USA: Missouri Lodge of Research. (digital document by phoenixmasonry: vol. 1, 2, 3, 4)
- ^ Fanthorpe, R. Lionel; Fanthorpe, Patricia (May 13, 2006). Mysteries and Secrets of the Masons: The Story Behind the Masonic Order. Canada: Dundurn Press. p. 278. ISBN 9781550026221.
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