What did the Masons do in Egypt?

Greek and Roman Egypt in Freemasonry Egyptian themes are important but do not predominate. Most jewels were made from metal, but masons used items such as stones from King Solomon’s mines (where worked the first masons). One jewel on display even contains a chip from Cleopatra’s Needle.

When was Ra created?

Worship of Ra was already established by the time of the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2613-2181 BCE) and continued for almost 2,000 years until, like the other Egyptian gods, he was eclipsed by Christianity.

Did Freemasonry originate in Egypt?

The signs and symbols of ancient and modern Freemasonry are rooted in Egypt and the evidence is overwhelmingly obvious that Freemasonry borrowed its allegorical myths and ideological metaphors from more ancient societies that were well advanced in the philosophical mysteries. Why ancient Egypt?

What is the connection between religion and Freemasonry?

The intimate association of freemasonry with religion and the essential contribution it made in the construction of religious buildings that began during the ancient dynasties of Babylon and Egypt, continued unbroken through the Phoenician period into the classical eras of Greece and Rome.

How did Freemasonry contribute to the rise of civilization?

The remains of ancient stone structures in the fertile crescent of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Mesopotamia and in the Nile valley of Egypt, which are usually referred to as the “twin cradles of civilisation”, are ample evidence of the intimate relationship that exists between freemasonry and the rise of civilisation.

When did Freemasonry start in England?

Initiation of an apprentice Freemason around 1800. This engraving is based on that of Gabanon on the same subject dated 1745. The costumes of the participants are changed to the English fashion at the start of the 19th C and the engraving is coloured, but otherwise is that of 1745.