Reuchlin (Masonic Lodge)
The Johannis Masonic Lodge Reuchlin is a Masonic Lodge in Pforzheim . It belongs to the Grand Lodge of the Old Free and Accepted Masons of Germany (AFuAMvD) in the association of the United Grand Lodges of Germany (VGLvD) and has the matriculation number 409. The lodge was founded on April 6, 1865 and is named after the humanist Johannes from Pforzheim Named Reuchlin . With around 80 members, it is the largest lodge in Baden-Württemberg .
Symbols
The symbol ( bijou ) of the lodge is an equilateral triangle , which is symbolically spanned by the world brother chain. Inside the triangle, the portrait of Johannes Reuchlin is placed between the square and the compass .
history
On May 11, 1858, the masonic wreath Porta Hercynia was formed in Pforzheim , which led to the establishment of the Reuchlin Lodge on April 6, 1865 . Thus, the Reuchlin Lodge is the second oldest active Pforzheimer association after the Löblichen Singergesellschaft .
On October 21, 1896, the foundation stone for the Logenhaus in Werderstrasse was laid.
After Freemasonry was banned by the National Socialists in 1933, the lodge house was sold to the Evangelical Church in 1935 in order to avoid the threat of expropriation. It was destroyed on February 23, 1945 during an air raid on Pforzheim .
The lodge was reopened on November 27, 1946 with a founding meeting in the Hoheneck restaurant.
On May 24, 1983, Villa Becker was acquired by the city of Pforzheim for the new lodge house . 1985 to 1989 the villa was largely restored by the lodge members themselves and inaugurated on June 23, 1985 as a new lodge house.
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Lodge house of the Masonic Lodge Reuchlin, the Villa Becker in Pforzheim
Shield of the Villa Becker
the Villa Becker
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Known members
- Ludwig Auerbach , poet
- Adolf Hildenbrand , painter
- Erwin Aichele , painter
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Coordinates: 48 ° 53 ′ 56.04 " N , 8 ° 40 ′ 25.86" E