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Article THE MASONS OF THE MIDDLE AGES. ← Page 2 of 14 →
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The Masons Of The Middle Ages.
The child of the people , as well as the son of the prince , alike inspired with a zeal ancl ardour on the subject of architecture , assisted in the construction of those vast cathedrals , which we now admire with wonder , after five or six centuries of their existence . " ' The Lodge of Strasburg was an immense hivewhere every
, one deposited the result of his studies , his labours , ancl his travels , for the benefit of his Brethren . It was also , if they preferred it , a kind of caravansary , where the wandering artist could repose after his great fatigue , and prepare himself , by an exchange of sympathy and counsel , for new struggles ancl fresh labours .
This Lodge , instituted by the father of Sabina , recognised as their patrons the four crowned carvers of stone . The legend of these saints is to be found in Jacob of Voragine and Rebadeneira ; they were named Severus , Severien , Carpophorus ,
and Victorin . It is said that the Emperor Dioclesian , on being told they were Christians , resolved to make them sacrifice to false gods . As they refused to obey this mandate , they were put to death , and thrown into the Tiber ; but the clay following their murder , four crowns were ( said to have been ) found upon the shore , which the tide had cast up
during the night . The prosperity of this Lodge soon surpassed the expectations of its founder , ancl at the time of his death all the Lodges of England officially acknowledged its supremacy . Later still its influence continued to increase , and the work founded by Erwin acquired such importancethat in A . D .
, 1459 the Masters of the different Lodges , being assembled at Ratisbon by a special summons of the Fraternity , elected the principal architect of the cathedral of Strasburg as Universal ancl Perpetual Grand Master of all the Freemasons of Germany .
These free societies of the middle ages presented peculiar features , which give an idea of the spirit with which they were conducted . The Society of Strasburg included also that of England . It held its court of judicature in Lodges , and decided , without appeal , all the cases which were submitted to it , according to the rules ancl statutes of the Fraternity . The members of the Association had no communication
with those masons , AYIIO only used mortar and the trowel . They adopted as characteristic marks everything that related to their calling , which they looked upon as far superior to that of simple masons . The square , the level , the plumb-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Masons Of The Middle Ages.
The child of the people , as well as the son of the prince , alike inspired with a zeal ancl ardour on the subject of architecture , assisted in the construction of those vast cathedrals , which we now admire with wonder , after five or six centuries of their existence . " ' The Lodge of Strasburg was an immense hivewhere every
, one deposited the result of his studies , his labours , ancl his travels , for the benefit of his Brethren . It was also , if they preferred it , a kind of caravansary , where the wandering artist could repose after his great fatigue , and prepare himself , by an exchange of sympathy and counsel , for new struggles ancl fresh labours .
This Lodge , instituted by the father of Sabina , recognised as their patrons the four crowned carvers of stone . The legend of these saints is to be found in Jacob of Voragine and Rebadeneira ; they were named Severus , Severien , Carpophorus ,
and Victorin . It is said that the Emperor Dioclesian , on being told they were Christians , resolved to make them sacrifice to false gods . As they refused to obey this mandate , they were put to death , and thrown into the Tiber ; but the clay following their murder , four crowns were ( said to have been ) found upon the shore , which the tide had cast up
during the night . The prosperity of this Lodge soon surpassed the expectations of its founder , ancl at the time of his death all the Lodges of England officially acknowledged its supremacy . Later still its influence continued to increase , and the work founded by Erwin acquired such importancethat in A . D .
, 1459 the Masters of the different Lodges , being assembled at Ratisbon by a special summons of the Fraternity , elected the principal architect of the cathedral of Strasburg as Universal ancl Perpetual Grand Master of all the Freemasons of Germany .
These free societies of the middle ages presented peculiar features , which give an idea of the spirit with which they were conducted . The Society of Strasburg included also that of England . It held its court of judicature in Lodges , and decided , without appeal , all the cases which were submitted to it , according to the rules ancl statutes of the Fraternity . The members of the Association had no communication
with those masons , AYIIO only used mortar and the trowel . They adopted as characteristic marks everything that related to their calling , which they looked upon as far superior to that of simple masons . The square , the level , the plumb-