United Grand Lodge of England
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The United Grand Lodge of England is the primary governing body of Freemasonry in England and the oldest Masonic grand lodge in the world, whose practices and structure have profoundly shaped modern Anglo-American Freemasonry.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Masonic grand lodge
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governing body ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | UGLE ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
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surface form:
Channel Islands
England ⓘ Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
Wales ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
charitable activities
ⓘ
governance of Freemasonry ⓘ |
| follows |
Anglo-American Masonic tradition
ⓘ
Emulation Rite ⓘ
surface form:
Emulation ritual (predominant working)
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| foundedBy | four London lodges ⓘ |
| governs |
Craft Freemasonry in England
ⓘ
Craft Freemasonry in Wales ⓘ Craft Freemasonry in certain overseas territories ⓘ |
| hasAffiliation | Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
Freemasons’ Hall, London
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surface form:
Freemasons’ Hall, Great Queen Street
|
| hasMembership | hundreds of thousands of Freemasons ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Audi, Vide, Tace ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
Board of General Purposes
ⓘ
Grand Master ⓘ Grand Secretary ⓘ Pro Grand Master ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Grand Lodge
ⓘ
surface form:
District Grand Lodges
Metropolitan Grand Lodge of London ⓘ Grand Lodge ⓘ
surface form:
Provincial Grand Lodges
overseas lodges ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.ugle.org.uk ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Freemasons’ Hall, London
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| heritageDesignation |
Freemasons’ Hall, London
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surface form:
Freemasons’ Hall is a Grade II* listed building
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| inception | 1717 ⓘ |
| influenced | modern Anglo-American Freemasonry ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | Book of Constitutions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | England ⓘ |
| maintains | register of regular Masonic lodges under its jurisdiction ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
British Overseas Territories
ⓘ
Commonwealth countries ⓘ |
| publishes | Freemasonry Today magazine ⓘ |
| recognisedAs | oldest Masonic grand lodge in the world ⓘ |
| recognisedBy | many regular Masonic grand lodges worldwide ⓘ |
| recognises | Grand Lodges that meet its standards of regularity ⓘ |
| religion |
Freemasons
ⓘ
surface form:
Freemasonry
|
| significantEvent |
Act of Union 1813 with Antients Grand Lodge
ⓘ
formation by union of London lodges in 1717 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Premier Grand Lodge of England
this entity surface form:
Ancients Grand Lodge of England
Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England
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United Grand Lodge of England
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this entity surface form:
Premier Grand Lodge of England
this entity surface form:
Grand Lodge of London and Westminster
this entity surface form:
Premier Grand Lodge of England
subject surface form:
Continental Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
United Grand Lodge of England (not recognized)
this entity surface form:
Premier Grand Lodge of England
this entity surface form:
Ancients Grand Lodge of England
this entity surface form:
Grand Lodge of England