The Grand Orient of Poland (

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: ''Wielki Wschód Polski'') is a

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. It is a member of the European Masonic Association (EMA/AME), in the

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or liberal branch of Freemasonry. Grand Orient of Poland was established on February 26, 1784 on the basis of a patent granted by the

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. In its first phase of his functioning, it was active until the beginning of the 19th century, when

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in the Polish lands occupied by

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(under Russian partition) at that time was forbidden by the Russian

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. At the beginning of the twentieth century, there were attempts to revive it by two progressive lodges of the Grand Orient of France operating in eastern Poland, but

actually did it only in 1990 when its Lodge Victor Schoelcher set up the Polish Lodge "Liberty Restored" (La Liberté Recouvrée), which then, in 1997 became the main lodge of the restored Grand Orient of Poland. At that time the

gave it a renewed founding patent and new patents for the

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, the

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, and the Scottish Rectified Rite. The Grand Orient of Poland is registered as an association in the provincial court in

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on November 14, 1997 (KRS no. 0000120900, reference number WA.XII NS-REJ.KRS / 87318/16/404). The first grandmaster of the reconstructed Grand Orient of Poland was the internationally known Polish philosopher and writer Andrzej Nowicki. It is different from the Polish National Grand Lodge (''Wielka Loża Narodowa Polski''). The Grand Orient of Poland should also not be confused with so-called "Grand Orient of the Republic of Poland" - an unofficial association established in unclear circumstances on 25 February 2017.

Lodges of the Grand Orient of Poland

* ''Wolność Przywrócona'' ('Restored Freedom') (

) * ''Galileusz'' (

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) * ''Cezary Leżeński'' (

) * ''Moria'' (

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) * ''Witelon'' (a travelling lodge) * ''Atanor'' (

) * ''Abraxas under the Light of Sirius'' (

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) * ''Universe'' (English speaking lodge) (

) *''Astrolabium'' (

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) *''Synergy'' (

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) *''Falcon and Owl'' (

)

International Cooperation

Based on mutual agreements of friendship and cooperation, the Grand Orient of Poland cooperates internationally with following organisations and Orders: #

# Grand Orient of Switzerland # Grand Lodge of Italy # Grand Orient of Romania # Grand Orient of Ireland # Grand Lodge Lemuria (Mauritius) # Traditional Masonic Order - Mauritius # Grand Orient of Slovenia # International Masonic Order DELPHI - Greece #

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# Grand National Lodge of Croatia #

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# Spanish Symbolic Grand Lodge # Grand Orient of Bulgaria # Grand Orient of Austria # Grand Orient of Estonia # Grande Loja Feminina de Portugal # Grande Loge Indépendante et Souveraine des Rites Unis The Grand Orient of Poland is also represented in international organisations: # European Masonic Alliance (founding member) # Adogmatic Association Central and Eastern Europe # Universal League of Freemasons

References

External links

Official webpage of the Grand Orient of Poland

Official Facebook page of the Grand Orient of Poland
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About the Grand Orient of Poland, webpage of the Lodge Galileusz
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