Freemasonry: The Matthias Lodge During The Middle Ages

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While the history of the Masonic Lodge isn’t very clear cut, it is theorized that it began during the Middle Ages due to the Regius Poem, printed about 1390, making reference to the Masons. The first lodge, however, was formed in 1717 in London when four lodges created the first Great Lodge of England. After this, the Masonic fraternity spread throughout Europe and into the American Colonies with its ideology focused on personal study, self-improvement, and social betterment via individual involvement and philanthropy, named Freemasonry, becoming increasingly popular during Colonial American times. Individuals such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Paul Revere and Joseph Warren were some of the most famous early Masons and Freemasonry