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Sinclair Buildings with Masonic and Templar Connections PARTECIPAZIONE e PRENOTAZIONE CAMERE Coloro che desiderano partecipare al Convegno e desiderano pernottare nella stessa struttura la sera del 14 maggio e le notti precedenti o successive, potranno ricevere una “quotazione speciale riservata”, chiamando il 055.660241 ext. 1 oppure inviando una email all’indirizzo [email protected] specicando in entrambi i casi “Partecipante all’International Conference - GOI” GRANDE ORIENTE D’ITALIA Al termine dell’evento, seguirà un Gran Galà, dove è richiesto abito scuro. Collegio Circoscrizionale dei Maestri Venerabili della Toscana Il Menu della cena di gala sarà ispirato al periodo Medioevale. La Segreteria organizzativa fornirà eventuali ulteriori dettagli. International Conference SINCLAIR BUILDINGS WITH con il contributo e la partecipazione del GRAND HOTEL MEDITERRANEO e MASONIC AND TEMPLAR CENTRO CONGRESSI IL GLOBO Lungarno del Tempio 44 CONNECTIONS 50121 Firenze www.hotelmediterraneo.com La S.V. è invitata a partecipare alla International Conference “Sinclair Buildings with con il patrocinio del Collegio Circoscrizionale dei Maestri Venerabili della Toscana Masonic and Templar connections” Grande Oriente d'Italia - Palazzo Giustiniani che si terrà presso il GRAND HOTEL MEDITERRANEO CENTRO CONGRESSI IL GLOBO Florence, Italy GRANDE ORIENTE D’ITALIA May 14th, 2011 Lungarno del Tempio 44 Via di S. Pancrazio, 8 CENTRO CONGRESSI IL GLOBO 50121 Firenze (Italy) 00152 ROMA Tel. 06 5883214 c/o Grand Hotel Mediterraneo 14 Maggio 2011 Fax 06 5818096 Lungarno del Tempio 44 50121 Firenze www.hotelmediterraneo.com GOI INVITO.indd 1 22-03-2010 9:40:46 International Conference Florence, May 14th 2011 h. 10.00 a.m. - Apertura dei Lavori: Stefano Bisi Presidente del Collegio Circoscrizionale dei Maestri Venerabili della Toscana Paolo Panerai Presidente del Consiglio dei Maestri Venerabili all’Oriente di Firenze "Le Costruzioni dei Sinclair e le loro connessioni Massoniche e Templari" “L'Enigma della Cappella di Rosslyn” Sir Ian Sinclair Archivista e Storico del Clan Sinclair The Rosslyn Chapel The Castle Sinclair-Girnigoe “La Conservazione del Castello Sinclair-Girnigoe” Clan Sinclair Clan Sinclair Lord Malcolm Ian Sinclair In olden times surnames were not used but the key family gure in the late 9th In tempi antichi i cognomi non venivano utilizzati, ma la gura chiave della Conte di Caithness Capo del Clan Sinclair Century was a Norwegian, Rognvald, Jarl of Moeri, who, with King Harald famiglia verso la ne del nono secolo, era un norvegese, Rognvald, Conte di Fairhair, conquered the Orkney Isles and later Caithness and was created Jarl or Moeri, che, insieme con il re Harald Fairhair, conquistò le isole Orcadi e più tardi "Sinclair Buildings with Masonic Earl. One of his sons Einar succeeded to the title and established the line of Norse Caithness e ricevette il titolo di Conte. Uno dei suoi gli Einar successe al titolo e and Templar Connections" Jarls, most of whom owed allegance to both the Scandinavian and Scottish diede inizio alla linea dei Conti norvegesi, molti dei quali giurarono fedeltà sia ai “The Rosslyn Chapel Enigma” Monarchs until 1470. Another Rollo conquered Neustria (Normandy) in France Re scandinavi sia ai Re scozzesi no al 1470. Un altro personaggio, Rollo, conqui- Chev. Sir Ian Sinclair K.G.C.T.pl. and his direct descendent was the 7th Duke of Normandy, William the Conque- stò la Neustria (Normandia) in Francia e il suo discendente diretto fu il settimo Hon. Archivist & Historian to the Clan Sinclair ror, who became King of England. The name Sinclair probably comes from St duca di Normandia, Guglielmo il Conquistatore, che divenne re d’Inghilterra. Il “The Castle Sinclair-Girnigoe Preservation” Clair-sur-Epte in Normandy and was established in Scotland in 1057 when nome Sinclair deriva probabilmente da St. Clair-sur-Epte in Normandia e si Chev. Sir Malcolm Ian Sinclair Hon. K.C.T.pl. William St Clair, a close relative of William the Conqueror, was given the life stabilì in Scozia nel 1057 quando William St. Clair, un parente stretto di Gugliel- The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Caithness, P.C. barony of Rosslyn, near Edinburgh, and in England, by others of his family, after mo il Conquistatore, fu nominato Barone di Rosslyn, vicino a Edimburgo, e in Chief of the Clan Sinclair they were given land and titles following the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The link Inghilterra altri membri della sua famiglia, ricevettero terre e titoli dopo la of the name Sinclair to Caithness and Orkney was established in the mid 14th battaglia di Hastings nel 1066. Il legame del Clan Sinclair con Caithness e con le h. 4.00 p.m. - interverranno Moderatore century when Sir William St Clair of Roslin married Isabella, daughter and Orcadi iniziò verso la metà del quattordicesimo quando Sir William St. Clair di Alessandro Cecchi Paone heiress of Malise, Earl of Caithness. Roslin sposò Isabella, glia ed erede di Malise, Conte di Caithness. Dall’inizio del Saggista e Docente Universitario Since the beginning of the 14th century many members of Clan Sinclair 14 ° secolo, molti membri del Clan Sinclair appartennero all’Ordine dei Cavalieri Bernardino Fioravanti belonged to the Order of the Knights Templar; the Sinclairs protected and Templari. I Sinclair protessero e diedero asilo ai Templari quando furono Gran Bibliotecario del Grande Oriente d’Italia hosted the Templars when they were persecuted by the Church and the King of perseguitati dalla Chiesa e dal Re di Francia Filippo IV. William Sinclair fondò nel “Fonti bibliografiche sulla Tradizione Templare” France, Philip IV. 1446 la celebre Cappella di Rosslyn, la chiesa più misteriosa del nord Europa. Gerardo Picardo William Sinclair founded on 1446 the celebrated Rosslyn Chapel, the most Cinque anni prima, nel 1441, Re Giacomo IV di Scozia insignì il Clan Sinclair del Giornalista e Scrittore misterious Church in the northern Europe. Five years before, on 1441, King titolo ereditario di Protettore dei Liberi Muratori. Sebbene Caithness e le Orcadi “Tra leggenda e umanità: James IV awarded the Clan Sinclair the hereditary title of protector of the siano considerati il Quartier Generale del Clan, le famiglie Sinclair si trovano non I cavalieri che arrivarono a un passo dall’utopia” freemasons. solo in tutto il Regno Unito ma disseminate in tutto il mondo. Giuseppe Abramo Although Caithness and Orkney is considered ‘home’ for the Clan, Sinclair Gran Segretario del Grande Oriente d’Italia families are found not just throughout the UK but worldwide. “La cerca dei Templari” Conclusione dei Lavori: Avv. Gustavo Raffi Gran Maestro del Grande Oriente d’Italia GOI INVITO.indd 1 22-03-2010 9:40:46.
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