Ritratto di gruppo di Massoni di Anglosassone Lodge, seduti e in piedi in abito cerimoniale, 1902. La massoneria è una organizzazione fraterna che ripercorre le origini alle fraternità locali di muratori, che a partire dalla fine del quattordicesimo secolo regul
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Group portrait of Freemasons of Anglo-Saxon Lodge, seated and standing, in ceremonial dress, 1902. Freemasonry is a fraternal organization that traces the origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons, which from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of masons and their interaction with authorities and clients. The basic, local organizational unit of Freemasonry is the Lodge. The lodges are usually supervised and governed at the regional level (usually coterminous with either a state, province, or national border) by a Grand Lodge or Grand Orient. There is no international, world wide Grand Lodge that supervises all of Freemasonry. Each Grand Lodge is independent, and they do not necessarily recognize each other as being legitimate. Anglo-American Freemasonry is a term used to describe a network of overlapping chains of mutually recognized Grand Lodges that trace their descent from one of original British Grand Lodges with mutual recognition based on adherence to certain core values, rules and membership requirements (known as Landmarks).
