St. John's Lodge St. Olaus til de tre Søiler

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The coat of arms of the St. Olaus Lodge on the three pillars .

St. Olaus zu den three columns (Norwegian: St. Johanneslogen St. Olaus til de tre Søiler ) is a Johannisloge within the Norwegian Order of Freemasons ( Den Norske Frimurerorden , St. Johannesloge nr. 8). The lodge was founded on May 2, 1903 in Oslo - then called "Kristiania" - and is subject to the rules of the Great Norwegian Lodge ( Den Norske Store Landsloge ). Her name refers to Olav the saint . The three pillars refer to a Masonic temple , these symbolize wisdom, strength and beauty. The lodge's Latin motto is: E Tenebris ad Lucem , Norwegian : Fra Mørket til Lyset , in German: From darkness to light .

The "Søilene" is today the largest St. John's Lodge with a membership of over 1000 Freemasons. It celebrated its centenary in 2003 with its sister lodge, the "Rosene" St. Johanneslogen St. Olaus til de tre Roser (German: St. Johannisloge St. Olav to the three roses). On the same day, on May 2, 1903 (St Olaus til de tre Søiler 4:00 p.m. and St. Olaus til de tre Roser - 2:00 p.m. later, at 6:00 p.m.), both lodges became the oldest Norwegian Masonic lodge, St. Johanneslogen St. Olaus til den hvide leopard (Saint Olav to the white leopard).

Revered masters

# Profession and Name Life Beginning The End
1 Lawyer, civil servant and chamberlain
Dr. phil. August Christian Mohr 		1847-1918 May 2, 1903 January 21, 1916
2 Doctor and clinic director
Ingvald Johan Bernhard Berbom 		1857-1940 January 21, 1916 September 28, 1921
3 Military
pastor Kjeld Fredrik Karl Stub 		1868-1951 September 28, 1921 November 21, 1939
4th Attorney at the Norwegian Supreme Court
Carl Kaas 		1884-1966 November 21, 1939 September 24, 1947
5 Public Prosecutor and
Average Commissioner Frøystein Halvorsen 		1891-1982 September 24, 1947 December 20, 1950
6th Wholesaler
Iwan Weber Malm 		1887-1960 December 20, 1950 December 14, 1955
7th Editor
Bjørn Nicolai Bjørnsen Bunkholdt 		1894-1974 December 14, 1955 March 14, 1962
8th Director
Trygve Henrik Lindeman 		1896-1979 March 14, 1962 April 19, 1967
9 Dentist
Sverre Eystein Holbye 		1910-1977 April 19, 1967 March 7, 1973
10 Scheduler
Bjarne Eugen Henriksen 		-1979 March 7, 1973 April 12, 1978
11 Editor
Per Glad 		1918-1997 April 12, 1978 February 24, 1993
12 Director
Ivar Anstein Skar 		1937-2018 February 24, 1993 September 17, 2003
13 Civil engineer
Sverre Leonard Sivertsen 		1934– September 17, 2003 September 23, 2009
14th Head of Department
Harald Manheim 		1944– September 23, 2009 23rd September 2015
15th Ship broker
Klaus Peter Tollefsen 		1956– 23rd September 2015 18th December 2019
16 Surgeon
Steinar Kiil 		1961– 18th December 2019

Behring Breivik is different

The assassin of the Oslo and Utøya attacks in 2011 , Anders Behring Breivik , was a member of the Christian-oriented St. Olaus til de tre Søiler lodge , where he is said to have obtained the third degree , until his crime became known .

The then reigning Grand Master of the Norwegian Freemasons, Ivar A. Skar, stated after the perpetrator became known on the organization's website: “[...] After it became known in the media that the accused was a member of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons, he was expelled with immediate effect .
The exclusion was decided based on the actions of the accused. The values ​​that motivated him to do this are completely incompatible with what we stand for. [...] The police will of course get all the support and information they need to clarify. "

After the attacks became known, the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Germany , Rüdiger Templin, issued a statement with a translation of the declaration of the Grand Lodge of Norway.

Known members

literature

  • Den Norske Frimurerorden: Lover for Den Norske Store Landsloge. Together with saerbestemmelser for St. Johs. St. Olaf tdg Tempel, Olaf Kyrre tdg Kjaede, Kolbein tdo Sol, og Haakon tdt Lys. Oslo 1961.
  • The Norske Frimurerorden (red. Bjarne Grevskott Larsen): The Norske Frimurerordens stamhus: One hundred years in focus: 1894–1994. Fact 1994, ISBN 82-540-0211-8 .
  • Kr.Torbjørnsen : Den norske store landsloge 1891-1966. Oslo 1966.
  • Matrikkel (register) about Den Norske Frimurerorden for arbeidsåret 1996/97, Aktietrykkeriet (share printing company) in Trondheim
  • Register of the Norske Frimurerorden for arbeidsåret 2007 , Aktietrykkeriet (Aktiendruckerei) in Trondheim

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Attacks in Norway. on: Süddeutsche.de July 23, 2011, accessed on July 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ Den Norske Frimurerorden uttrykker medfølelse og omsorg Official website of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons, accessed on July 24, 2011.
  3. ↑ Den Norske Frimurerorden Official website of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons with an English-language explanation on the exclusion of Breivik, accessed on July 24, 2011.
  4. ↑ Statements of the United Grand Lodges of Germany and the Grand Lodge of Norway ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Reactions from the grand lodges on the grand lodge's homepage “To the three world balls”, July 24, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.3wk.org