Freemasons

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Freemasons

GPTKB entity

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Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:foundation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Freemasonry
gptkbp:annualEvent	installation of officers
gptkbp:controversy	conspiracy theories religious opposition
gptkbp:degrees	gptkb:Entered_Apprentice gptkb:Fellowcraft gptkb:Master_Mason
gptkbp:excludes	atheists historically, women
gptkbp:foundedIn	late 16th century
gptkbp:globalPresence	worldwide
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Grand_Lodge
gptkbp:headquarters	none (decentralized)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Freemasons
gptkbp:meetingPlace	gptkb:Freemasonry
gptkbp:membership	men (primarily) women (in some branches)
gptkbp:motto	Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (in some jurisdictions)
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin gptkb:George_Washington gptkb:Simón_Bolívar gptkb:Winston_Churchill gptkb:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	over 6 million (as of early 21st century)
gptkbp:organization	lodges
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:philanthropy	gptkb:community_service scholarships blood drives charitable donations fundraisers youth programs
gptkbp:principle	gptkb:charity gptkb:foundation truth
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:historical_documents Masonic literature ritual books
gptkbp:relatedOrganization	gptkb:Order_of_the_Eastern_Star gptkb:Scottish_Rite gptkb:Shriners gptkb:York_Rite
gptkbp:religiousRequirement	belief in a Supreme Being
gptkbp:rituals	initiation ceremonies
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:Square_and_Compasses
gptkbp:website	https://www.msana.com/ https://www.ugle.org.uk/
gptkbp:youthClub	gptkb:DeMolay_International gptkb:International_Order_of_the_Rainbow_for_Girls gptkb:Job's_Daughters
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3