Sovereign Grand Lodge of Malta - The Knights of St. John. Freemasonry in Malta began in 1730 when "Parfait Harmonie", the first warranted lodge, was formed under the Marseilles (France) masonic jurisdiction. By 1741, freemasonry was established in Malta, and the Inquisition persecuted the freemasons, causing several knights to leave Malta. Most of the information about freemasonry in that period comes from the proceedings of the Inquisition. Many knights of the Order of St. John and some of the Malt ...

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In most areas of the world Masons gather together in Masonic Lodges to work the three degrees of Freemasonry: 1° = Entered Apprentice 2° = Fellow Craft 3° = Master Mason Blue Lodge is used to specify the basic Masonic Lodge granting the first three degrees and to differentiate it from other Masonic organizations. This somewhat colloquial term was originally frowned upon, but has gained more widespread and mainstream usage in recent times. The ter ...

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Given the celebrations of 40 years of Malta independence, the 25 years of the closure of the British Base in Malta, and the anticipated admission of Malta in the European Union, the three Lodges of the Irish Constitution met on 5 September 2003 and resolved to form themselves into a Sovereign Grand Lodge. This historic move was supported by the one of the English lodges on the island, and at a special meeting held on 30 June 2004, Count Roger of Normandy Lodge No 9285 (EC) resolved to participate in the f ...

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Early in 1815, a petition for the creation of the Lodge of St. John and St. Paul was submitted to United Grand Lodge of England. The lodge’s warrant was signed by the Grand Master, the Duke of Sussex, on the 27 November 1815. This lodge is the oldest English lodge that still meets on the island. By 1890, there were five lodges under English jurisdiction, with a total of 409 masons. English lodges in Malta were organised into a District Grand Lodge in 1849. By 1900, the number of lodges was increased to se ...

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On 21 September 1964, Malta gained independence. Following the withdrawal of British forces from the island, and the shut down of the British base on 31 March 1979, the United Grand Lodge of England saw no justification in continuing the Malta District as most of the members had returned to the United Kingdom (UK). As a result, all the English lodges were relocated to the UK, with the exception of two: one lodge had to hand over its ...

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