the Grand Orient of the United States of America ,

The Grand Orient of the United States of America and its Grand Chapter General were hereby given legal masonic authority, in the USA, for the « Orders of Wisdom », such as codified in 1784 by the Grand Chapitre Général du Grand Orient de France.

The patent of the Orders thus complemented the patent of the symbolic degrees of the Foundation Rite ( so called « French rite »), granted by the Grand Orient de France.

On June 27, 2008, John Slifko, Grand Master of the Grand Orient of the United States of America , received the patent of the Orders of Wisdom from Jacques-Georges Plumet, Grand Vénérable of the Grand Chapitre Général du Grand Orient de France

and a treaty of amity was signed..

On June 27, 2008, John Slifko, Grand Master of the Grand Orient of the United States of America , received the patent of the Orders of Wisdom from Jacques-Georges Plumet, Grand Vénérable of the Grand Chapitre Général du Grand Orient de France and a treaty of amity was signed..

In their adress, Jacques-Georges Plumet and John Slifko saluted the historic significance of the event, reminding that for the past centuries, French and American Masons had often been involved side by side, for emancipation and liberty.

They underlined the resonance between their respective views on what 21rst century masonry should be and they asserted their common commitment to promote the spirit and values of liberal masonry, among which absolute freedom of conscience, refusal of any discrimination and responsibility to be of service to humanity. .

The ceremony was held at the Grand Orient de France in Paris. It was attended by the members of the Administrative Chamber (executive board) of the Grand Chapitre Général du Grand Orient de France, and by dignitaries of masonic entities, in particular the Grand Chapitre Général Féminin de France.

Annonce

Et à Paris...

The small Statue of Liberty on the river Seine in Paris, France. The Statue of Liberty in New York is much larger. It faces west, towards its American sister. Photographed by Adrian Pingstone in June 2002 and released to the public domain.