The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Germany (''Großloge der Alten Freien und Angenommenen Maurer von Deutschland'' GL A.F.u.A.M.v.D. or GL AFAM) is a

Masonic Freemasonry or Masonry refers to Fraternity, fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of Stonemasonry, stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their inte ...

Grand Lodge A Grand Lodge (or Grand Orient or other similar title) is the overarching governing body of a fraternal or other similarly organized group in a given area, usually a city, state, or country. In Freemasonry A Grand Lodge or Grand Orient is the us ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It is one of the founding members of the

United Grand Lodges of Germany The United Grand Lodges of Germany (German: ''Vereinigte Großlogen von Deutschland'' or VGLvD) is an association (confederation) of the five Grand Lodges of Freemasons in Germany which are recognized as ''Regular Masonic jurisdiction, regular'' by ...

and as such it is one of the five German Grand Lodges recognized as "regular" Grand Lodges by the

United Grand Lodge of England The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) is the governing Masonic lodge for the majority of freemasons in England, Wales and the Commonwealth of Nations. Claiming descent from the Masonic grand lodge formed 24 June 1717 at the Goose & Gridiron T ...

(UGLE). It was founded on 19 June 1949.United Grand Lodge of England, ''Foreign Grand Lodges''
, accessed 24 August 2014

References

External links

Official Website of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Germany

United Grand Lodges of Germany Freemasonry in Germany {{Freemasonry-stub