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co-Freemasonry
Sign in to saveCo-Freemasonry (or Co-Masonry) is a form of Freemasonry which admits both men and women. The first known co-masonic lodge was created 24 December 1784 as the mother lodge La Sagesse Triomphante in Lyon, France by Alessandro Cagliostro. Cagliostro formed this lodge with his wife and a few other couples. Later in France during the 1890s, Le Droit Humain formed, and is now an international movement represented by several Co-Freemasonic administrations throughout the world. Traditional male-only Masonic Lodges do not recognise Co-Freemasonry, holding it to be irregular.
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Organisations
- ''Le Droit Humain''
- The Eastern Federation
- Defection of Lodges from ''{{Lang|fr|Le Droit Humain}}''
- Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Australia
- United States
- The Honorable Order of Universal Co-Masonry
- Recognition of Co-Freemasonry
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Co-Freemasonry (or Co-Masonry) is a form of Freemasonry which admits both men and women. The first known co-masonic lodge was created 24 December 1784 as the mother lodge La Sagesse Triomphante in Lyon, France by Alessandro Cagliostro. Cagliostro formed this lodge with his wife and a few other couples. Later in France during the 1890s, Le Droit Humain formed, and is now an international movement represented by several Co-Freemasonic administrations throughout the world. Traditional male-only Masonic Lodges do not recognise Co-Freemasonry, holding it to be irregular.
==Organisations==
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