Princess Benedikte of Denmark attended the celebration of the 275th anniversary of the Danish Order of Freemasons in Copenhagen. The Danish Order of Freemasons has 90 Lodges all of which are working according to the rituals of the Swedish Rite. All of these lodges require members be christened in the Christian faith. There are about 7,500 members of the Danish Order of Freemasons.
Freemasonry in Denmark was first established in 1743. Today, freemasonry is represented by the Grand Lodges. The oldest and biggest Masonic Grand Lodge in Denmark is the Danish Order of Freemasons (Danish: Den Danske Frimurerorden), in English also known as the Grand Lodge of Denmark. The Danish Order of Freemasons is situated on Blegdamsvej in the Østerbro region in Copenhagen.
