Back Grande Oriente d’Italia German Μεγάλη Ανατολή της Ιταλίας Greek Granda Oriento de Italio EO Gran Oriente de Italia Spanish Grand Orient d'Italie French Veliki orijent Italije Croatian Grande Oriente d'Italia Italian Grande Oriente d’Italia NB Wielki Wschód Włoch Polish Grande Oriente da Itália Portuguese
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| Formation | 1805 |
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| Type | Masonic Grand Lodge |
| Headquarters | Il Vascello, Via San Pancrazio 8, 00152 Rome |
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Grand Master | Antonio Seminario |
| Website | grandeoriente.it |
The Grand Orient of Italy (GOI) (Italian: Grande Oriente d'Italia) is an Italian masonic grand lodge founded in 1805; the viceroy Eugene of Beauharnais was instrumental in its establishment.[1] It was based at the Palazzo Giustiniani, Rome, Italy from 1901 until 1985 and is now located at the Villa del Vascello.[2] Its current Grand Master is Antonio Seminario.[3]
As of September 2015[update] the Grand Orient had 22,675 members in 842 lodges,[4] a significant growth over the preceding three-year period.[5]
- ^ "Nel 1805 fu costituito il Grande Oriente d’Italia." Tran. "In 1805 the Grand Orient of Italy was founded." La storia 1805–1860 Archived December 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, from the GOI Official website
- ^ Headquarters detailed.
- ^ See section "Government", on GOI about us page.
- ^ See Members & Lodges.
- ^ Ponziano, Giorgio (30 March 2012). "Tremila massoni al Palacongresso" [Three thousand Masons at Palacongresso]. Italia Oggi (in Italian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2012.