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* [http://www.demolay.org/ DeMolay International's Website] |
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* [http://www.demolayaust.org/ Australian DeMolay Website] |
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* [http://www.supremodemolay.org/ Brasil DeMolay Website] |
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Revision as of 05:04, 11 November 2004
The Order of DeMolay is an international youth fraternity for young men between the ages of 12 to 21. It is founded in Freemasonry, and serves to teach young men moral principles.
The Order was founded in 1919 by Frank Sherman Land and nine young men. There are 700 chapters of the organization in all fifty states, Canada, Central and South America, Japan, the Philippines, and Australia. There are over one million Senior DeMolays (over the age of 21) and 18,000 active DeMolays.
The organization is named after Jacques de Molay a knight and crusader from the 13th and 14th centuries. Jacques de Molay was the 23rd and last Grand Master of the Knights Templar. DeMolay members are supposed to model their conduct after his example of loyalty and fidelity.