Fraternity
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A fraternity or fraternal organization is an organization, society, club or fraternal order traditionally of men but also women associated together for various religious or secular aims. The Western c
A meeting of Freemasons in West Germany in 1948
Blessed Gerard Thom (c. 1040–1120), lay brother in the Benedictine order and founder of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem after the First Crusade in 1099.
Kraków's Kur Fraternity during the inauguration of Józef Piłsudski Monument in Kraków.
The Syndics of the Drapers' Guild by Rembrandt, 1662.
Knights of Columbus
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The Knights of Columbus is a global Catholic fraternal service order founded by Blessed Michael J. McGivney. Membership is limited to practicing Catholic men. It is led by Patrick E. Kelly, the order'
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…or friar. Today, connotations of fraternities vary according to context including companionships and brotherhoods dedicated to the religious, i.e., (Knights of Columbus), intellectual, academic, physical, or social pursuits of its members. In modern times, it sometimes connotes a secret society especially regarding…
Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus
Poster showing a man in Knights of Columbus uniform gesturing toward soldiers in battle
Knights of Columbus headquarters
The Knights of Columbus presented a check to Catholic University of America on the steps of the university's McMahon Hall in 1904 to establish a Chair of American History.