{"slug": "freemasonry", "label": "Freemasonry", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41726", "qid": "Q41726", "description": "group of fraternal organizations", "entries": 9, "years": 8, "span": [1717, 1884], "span_label": ["1717 CE", "1884 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 5}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Economy & Finance", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "holy-roman-empire", "label": "Holy Roman Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "vienna", "label": "Vienna", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "prague", "label": "Prague", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "budapest", "label": "Budapest", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "joseph-ii-holy-roman-emperor", "label": "Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "london", "label": "London", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "germany", "label": "Germany", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "dublin", "label": "Dublin", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "crusades", "label": "Crusades", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pope-leo-xiii", "label": "Pope Leo XIII", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1717, "year_label": "1717 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 24", "text": "June 24 – The Premier Grand Lodge of England, the Modern and first Free-Masonic Grand Lodge (which merges with the Ancient Grand Lodge of England in 1813 to form the United Grand Lodge of England), is founded in London.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366802832#April–June", "title": "1717", "revid": 1366802832, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1725, "year_label": "1725 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": null, "text": "Freemasonry is established in France, as an English import.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361335962#Date_unknown", "title": "1725", "revid": 1361335962, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1725, "year_label": "1725 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "June 24", "text": "June 24 – The Grand Lodge of Ireland in Dublin holds its first recorded meeting, making it the second most senior Grand Lodge in world Freemasonry, and the oldest in continuous existence.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361335962#April–June", "title": "1725", "revid": 1361335962, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1733, "year_label": "1733 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 30", "text": "July 30 – The first Freemasons lodge, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, opens in what will become the United States of America.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358761924#July–September", "title": "1733", "revid": 1358761924, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1736, "year_label": "1736 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "December 26", "text": "December 26 – Andrew Michael Ramsay gives an oration, in which he relates the heritage and internationalism of Freemasonry to that of the Crusades.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360559528#October–December", "title": "1736", "revid": 1360559528, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1738, "year_label": "1738 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 28", "text": "April 28 – Pope Clement XII issues the papal bull In eminenti apostolatus, prohibiting Roman Catholics from being members of Masonic societies.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363165384#April–June", "title": "1738", "revid": 1363165384, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1782, "year_label": "1782 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 16", "text": "July 16–August 29 – The Masonic Congress of Wilhelmsbad, Germany, one of the most important secret society congresses in history, takes place. High-degree Freemasons from the whole of Europe spend the time deliberating the fate of the rite of Strict Observance, and hierarchy of the governing bodies of world Freemasonry, at the Hanau-Wilhelmsbad spa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370562345#July–September", "title": "1782", "revid": 1370562345, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1785, "year_label": "1785 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "December 11", "text": "December 11 – An edict is issued limiting Masonic lodges throughout the Holy Roman Empire by Emperor Joseph II. With the exception of Vienna, Budapest and Prague, no Empire province may have more than one lodge.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370566385#October–December", "title": "1785", "revid": 1370566385, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1884, "year_label": "1884 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 20", "text": "April 20 – Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus, denouncing Freemasonry and certain liberal beliefs which he considers to be associated with it.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364372487#April", "title": "1884", "revid": 1364372487, "section": "Events › April"}}]}