“Explores the hidden
history of Freemasonry from ancient Rome,
through the Middle Ages, to the present
• Shows the close
connection between medieval masons and the Knights Templar
• Illustrates the sacred
nature of Roman and medieval trade associations
• Reveals the missing link
that connects the lodges of modern Freemasonry to the medieval brotherhoods of
builders
Historians often make a
sharp distinction between the operative Masonry of the Middle Ages and the
speculative Masonry of modern times, emphasizing that there is no direct bridge
connecting the two. Modern historians also have scoffed at Masonic claims concerning
the close relationship between the Lodge and the Temple. Using medieval archives housed
throughout Europe, historian Paul Naudon
reveals that there was in fact a very intimate connection between the Masons
and the Knights Templar. Church records of medieval Paris show that most, if
not all, the Masons of that time were residents of the Templar censive, which
allowed them to enjoy great exemptions and liberties from both church and state
as a result of the protection afforded them by this powerful order. Naudon
shows that the origins of Freemasonry can be traced back to the collegia of
ancient Rome.
He traces the evolution of organizations such as the Comacine Masters, the Arab
turuqs, and the brotherhoods of builders created under the aegis of the Benedictines
and the Knights Templar, all of which provide the vehicle for the transmission
of a sacred tradition from pre-Christian times to the modern era. This
tradition is the source of Masonic ritual and symbolism, and it provides the
missing link in the transformation of the operative Masonry of the medieval
cathedral builders to the spiritual principles of modern speculative Masonry..”
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