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Split from Grand Orient

When
1894
Where
unspecified; legacy row places the split in Paris on 7 November 1894, but no supplied passage states the location
Part of
Grande Loge de France splits from the Grand Orient de France

Many lodges split off from the Grand Orient de France in protest, forming the Grande Loge de France in 1894.

By 1894, many lodges had split off in protest and formed the Grande Loge de France. This new obedience was revived in 1894 when the Scottish Rite masonic streams were unified, establishing a distinct Masonic body in France.

Sources

  1. Grand Orient de France Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12
  2. Grande Loge de France Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19

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