Grand Orient of Italy

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. It was based at the Palazzo Giustiniani, Rome, Italy from 1901 until 1985 and is now located at the Villa del Vascello. Its current Grand Master is Antonio Seminario.

Grande Oriente d'Italia
Formation1805 (1805)
TypeMasonic Grand Lodge
HeadquartersIl Vascello,
Via San Pancrazio 8,
00152 Rome
Location
  • Italy
Grand Master
Antonio Seminario
Websitegrandeoriente.it

As of September 2015 the Grand Orient had 22,675 members in 842 lodges, a significant growth over the preceding three-year period.

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