Traditional Grand Lodges
The Initiatic and Traditional Order of the Royal Art (OITAR)
The Initiatiic and Traditional Order of the Art Royal (OITAR) is a historically recent Grand Lodge. It is born from the desire of its founders to use the Operative Rite of Solomon. It now has over a thousand members, spreaded in less than 50 Lodges in France, but also abroad (Canada: 1 Lodge and Madagascar: 3 Lodges).
History of the Initiatic and Traditional Order of the Royal Art
The history of the Initiatic and Traditional Order of the Royal Art is the same than the rite the Grand Lodge practices : The Operative Rite of Solomon.
The Operative Rite of Solomon is based on the Masonic, Operative and Companionic Traditions. It was formed after many years of research by Brothers at the Grand Orient of France. It consists of nine degrees. It is governed by a Supreme Council, its sole guardian.
In 1971, the “Les Hommes”1 Lodge is created in the Grand Orient of France to experience this Rite. This rite having a strong spiritual connotation, but also addressing both brothers as sisters, it became necessary for 9 Brothers of “Les Hommes” Lodge to create a new grand lodge with the Operative Rite of Solomon practiced in its… Continue reading
The Grand Priory of Gauls (GPDG)
Born in France, the Rectified Scottish Rite has been preserved and continues to be practiced in its original purity and integrity under the aegis of several Grand Priories, including the Grand Priory of the Gauls, independent and sovereign. It retains all the rituals in their entirety, as well as the original Constitution: The Masonic Code of Reunite & Rectified lodges of France and General Regulations of the Knights Beneficent of the Holy City (CBCS) 1778. He practices in an original and authentic way, in Regime mainly the Rectified Scottish Rite.
Grand Priory of the Gauls is not in the precise sense of the term, a Templar Grand Priory. This is a Rectified Scottish Rite Grand Priory. However, according to the expressed wishes of its founders, it claims having a spiritual filiation with the medieval Knights Templar.
History of the Grand Priory of the Gauls
Grand Priory of the Gauls (GPDG) is an international masonic body administering the Rectified Scottish Rite. It was founded in France in 1935 by the Independent Grand Priory of Helvetia. A directly GPDG dependent Rectified1 Grand Lodge was also created. This Grand Lodge practiced the RER (Rectified Scottish Rite, known as RER in France)… Continue reading