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Pontiffs, Confraternities of
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
were in the 12th century guilds of associated masons for the building of churches. They appeared first at Chartres, in France, and spread thence throughout that country and England, Switzerland, and Germany. When their Christian character died out they became lodges of Freemasons.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pontiffs, Confraternities of'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/pontiffs-confraternities-of.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.