Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Freemasonry
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| gptkbp:affiliated_with |
gptkb:Shriners_International
gptkb:Knights_Templar gptkb:Royal_Arch_Masonry |
| gptkbp:charity |
scholarships
disaster relief supporting local communities fundraising for various causes |
| gptkbp:controversy |
conspiracy theories
allegations of elitism secrecy and exclusivity |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
in literature
in music in film in art in politics |
| gptkbp:founded_in |
1717
|
| gptkbp:governance |
local lodges
Grand Lodge system |
| gptkbp:has_meetings |
conducted in secrecy
held in lodges |
| gptkbp:has_tradition |
initiation ceremonies
Masonic rituals degree ceremonies |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:United_Grand_Lodge_of_England
|
| gptkbp:history |
influenced by Enlightenment ideals
traced back to medieval guilds |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British Freemasonry
|
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
gptkb:charity
truth brotherly love |
| gptkbp:membership |
approximately 200,000 members
|
| gptkbp:notable_members |
gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Charles_Darwin gptkb:George_Washington gptkb:Mozart gptkb:John_Wayne |
| gptkbp:symbol |
the sword
the sun and moon the apron the trowel the compass the hourglass the square the gavel the level the plumb rule |
| gptkbp:symbolism |
square and compasses
the all-seeing eye the letter G |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:founding_Prince_Hall_Freemasonry
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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