History of the lodge
A century two dictatorships could not silence
Founded at the birth of the republic, silenced by Nazism and Communism, revived twice.
Founding of the lodge
Figures from the circle of the Národ magazine — František Sís, Alois Rašín, Ladislav Syllaba, the Čapek brothers and others — found the first Czech lodge of revived Freemasonry. Its light is brought by the Italian diplomat Ugo Dadone.
Occupation and sacrifice
The war violently halted the lodge’s work. Many brethren paid the ultimate price — among them Kamil Krofta, Heřman Bondy and Vladimír Hora. The lodge guards their names to this day.
Dictatorship and dormancy
After a brief post-war revival comes a second silencing. The lodge falls dormant for four decades — yet the brotherly chain was never broken.
Resumption of work
With freedom, Freemasonry returns to the Czech lands. Národ Lodge rekindles its lights in the Orient of Prague.
A century of Národ Lodge
The lodge’s centenary is marked by the exhibition “Freemasonry through the eyes of Freemasons” at Prague’s Klementinum and a commemorative stamp edition.
The work continues
The lodge works on, welcomes seekers and stewards the legacy of its founders — carrying a torch lit a century ago into the future.
From the archive
Historical articles
Totalitarian regime and inactivity
The Národ Lodge (among other Lodges) became dormant for the first time on October 14, 1938. Many Masons emigrated after this date. From the aspect of…
The reactivation of Národ Lodge after 1989
After the fall of the communist regime at the end of 1989, only 28 Masons lived in Czechoslovakia who remembered the temporary suspension of Freemasonry in…
World War Two and the Národ Lodge
At the beginning of 1938 all Masonic lodges in our country worked normally without any sings of that tragic September. The Munich Agreement and its…
The story of the establishment of the Národ Lodge
The founders of the Národ Lodge were active in the movement of the national liberation. They assembled around František Sís and the magazine Národ and also…