At the initiative of the Grand National Lodge of Serbia, a summit of fraternal obediences was held during April 6024 at the Smederevo Orient: the Grand Regular Lodge of Slovenia, the Grand Regular Lodge of Croatia, the Grand Regular Lodge of North Macedonia, and the host, the Grand National Lodge of Serbia. The purpose of the summit is to strengthen the fraternal chain of the region in accordance with the spiritual principles of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (S.R.F.M.). The Summit was also attended by Brothers from Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, and France. The Grand Lodge of France lent significance to the summit, and Brother Alain Gravian, Grand Chancellor of the
GLDF, attended the summit at the head of a delegation. All the aforementioned obediences are united in an international confederation of united grand lodges (French: Confédération internationale des Grandes Loges Unies; English: International Confederation of the United Grand Lodges), abbreviated CIGLU or ICUGL. The United Grand Lodges from around the world that make up CIGLU practice S.O.D.P. , and the Grand Lodge of France presides over the confederation, while the UGLE currently holds the position of Vice President of the Confederation for Europe.
Grand Masters VNLS ( Br. Bratislav Uraković ), VRLS ( Br. J.P. ), VRLH ( Bro. N.G.), GRLM ( Bro. T.S.) signed the following document on that occasion:
Testimony
“In the name of the Great Architect of the Universe,
with reverence and self-improvement according to the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite,
we affirm the idea and action of maintaining Brotherly Love, which will illuminate
our spiritual Temples and which will show the way in the quest for the Truth”
“”>A thematic research conference was also held as part of the summit, with the theme: “Freemasons in Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, and Macedonia from 1764 to 1940. year” with presenters who covered historical material in their respective environments:
FOUNDATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE SERBS; THE CROATS AND SLOVENES “JUGOSLAVIA”
THE PRESENCE AND INFLUENCE OF ESOTERIC TEACHINGS IN SERBIAN FREEMASONRY BETWEEN THE TWO WARS (1918-1940)
THE “NEMANJA” LODGE FROM 1892 TO 1908. YEARS
MASONS ON CROATIAN SOIL FROM 1764 TO 1918. YEARS – BETWEEN TWO MONARCHIES AND ONE EMPIRE
FREEMASONRY LODGES IN THE CITY OF ZAGREB
BEGINNINGS OF FREEMASONRY IN SLOVENIA
FREEMASONRY IN MACEDONIA, SPIRITUALITY AND OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
