Albertus Magnus

What Albertus Magnus does

Albertus Magnus — formally Johannis-Freimaurerloge Albertus Magnus e.V. — is a Masonic fraternal lodge (Freimaurerloge) registered as a German association (e.V.) in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, listed in the Vereinsregister of the Amtsgericht Köln under VR 6748. It was founded in February 1972 by nine members who left the Cologne lodge "Zum ewigen Dom" and was formally constituted on March 22, 1973, by the Grand Master of the Großloge der Alten Freien und Angenommenen Maurer von Deutschland, receiving constitution patent number 923. The lodge takes its name in reference to a historical 1925-1935 Cologne predecessor lodge ("Albertus Magnus zu den drei Kronen") and operates under the principles of the A.F.u.A.M.v.D., with indirect affiliation to the Vereinigte Großlogen von Deutschland (VGLvD).

The lodge's core activity is the practice of liberal Freemasonry: regular in-person meetings, guest evenings (Gästeabende) for prospective members, and annual weekend seminars that bring all members together for fraternal dialogue, community, and personal development. Its stated value proposition centers on tolerance, brotherhood, and human charity (Toleranz, Brüderlichkeit und Menschenliebe), providing a non-dogmatic, protected space for reflection and authentic friendship. Its only physical site is the Haus der Kölner Freimaurer at Hardefuststraße 9, Cologne, where it has met since relocating from the Habicht-Schultheis-Stiftung in early 1986. Governance rests with a single disclosed board member (Vorstand), Jens Schmidt-Kohl.

The entity is not a commercial enterprise. There are no products, services, or revenue-generating activities disclosed; membership fees are not publicly stated; no fundraising rounds, subsidiaries, or commercial partnerships exist. Its digital footprint is limited to a WordPress website (loge-am.de), a public Google Calendar of meeting dates, and a contact form for prospective members interested in guest evenings. In 2009, the lodge supported the restoration of historical Albertus Magnus manuscripts damaged in the collapse of the Cologne City Archive, an act of cultural philanthropy funded by member donations rather than a commercial investment.

Name

Albertus Magnus

Legal name

Johannis-Freimaurerloge Albertus Magnus e.V.

Website

https://loge-am.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Johannis-Freimaurerloge Albertus Magnus e.V. is a Cologne-based Masonic fraternal lodge (registered association, VR 6748) founded in 1972, operating under the Großloge A.F.u.A.M.v.D. It serves its members through regular meetings, guest evenings, and annual seminars centered on liberal Masonic values of tolerance, brotherhood, and personal development.

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Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

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B2C

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Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Albertus Magnus is a small Cologne Masonic lodge centered on personal encounters among members, fraternal dialogue, regular lodge activity, and annual weekend seminars. Its offering creates a protected, non-dogmatic setting for friendship, reflection, personal development, and the practice of tolerance, brotherhood, and human charity.

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alte Freie und Angenommene Maurer von Deutschland (A.F.u.A.M.v.D.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe lodge operates under the constitution of the Grand Lodge A.F.u.A.M.v.D., the largest Masonic Grand Lodge in Germany. This affiliation provides administrative support and connects the lodge to the tradition of humanism and enlightenment. The lodge follows the liberal principles of this Grand Lodge, including equal rights for all members regardless of Masonic degree.
• Vereinigte Großlogen von Deutschland (VGLvD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe VGLvD serves as an umbrella organization for German Grand Lodges, representing German Freemasonry abroad. As a member of A.F.u.A.M.v.D., the lodge is indirectly affiliated with VGLvD.
• Stadtarchiv Köln (City Archive Cologne)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollowing the 2009 collapse of the Cologne City Archive, the lodge sponsored the restoration of damaged historical writings by Albertus Magnus. Due to generous member donations, an additional work (a legal opinion from the University of Cologne in the Schöffenstreit dispute) was also restored.
• Loge Zum ewigen DomminorOthersNine members of this Cologne lodge decided in February 1972 to found the Albertus Magnus lodge. This parent lodge provided the founding members who established the new lodge.
• Loge Albertus Magnus zu den drei Kronen (historical)minorOthersA previous Cologne lodge with this name existed from 1925 to 1935. The founding members of the current lodge adopted this name (without the 'zu den drei Kronen' suffix) to indicate they were establishing a new, independent lodge.

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Recent moves5 records

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Direct peers

• Grand Lodge of Scotland: One of the oldest Masonic Grand Lodges in the world, governing regular Masonic lodges in Scotland. Directly comparable in mission, governance structure, and lodge-level fraternal activities.
• United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE): The premier English-speaking Masonic Grand Lodge, governing hundreds of individual lodges under the same regular-Masonic tradition. Conceptually identical in function to a network of German lodges including Albertus Magnus.
• Großloge der Alten Freien und Angenommenen Maurer von Deutschland (A.F.u.A.M.v.D.): The largest Masonic Grand Lodge in Germany and the lodge's direct constitutional parent organization. Both entities operate within the same liberal Masonic tradition and serve an overlapping fraternal mission, making the Grand Lodge the closest organizational analogue.
• Grand Orient de France: Major European Masonic Grand Lodge governing constituent lodges across France under a liberal Masonic charter. Operates at a similar fraternal-organizational level to the German Grand Lodge that charters Albertus Magnus.
• Vereinigte Großlogen von Deutschland (VGLvD): Umbrella association of German Grand Lodges representing German Freemasonry abroad. Albertus Magnus is indirectly affiliated through A.F.u.A.M.v.D., making VGLvD a direct peer in terms of Masonic coordination and structure.
• Loge Zum ewigen Dom (Cologne): The Cologne Masonic lodge from which Albertus Magnus's nine founding members departed in 1972. Operates in the same city, under the same German Grand Lodge tradition, and represents the closest local peer in history and activity profile.

Broad incumbents

• Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF): One of the oldest fraternal service organizations, operating lodges worldwide with rituals, degrees, and mutual-aid traditions structurally analogous to those of a Masonic lodge.
• Lions Clubs International: A large international service-club organization with local chapters (lions-club chapters) that meet regularly for fellowship and community projects, providing a comparable local-membership-and-fellowship operating model.
• Knights of Columbus: A large Catholic fraternal benefit society organized into local councils with ritual, mutual-aid, and community-service functions comparable in structure to a Masonic lodge, though operating at significantly greater scale.
• Rotary International: A global membership-based civic organization with thousands of local clubs that meet regularly for fellowship, discussion, and community service — structurally analogous to a Masonic lodge but operating as a much broader civic-network platform.

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Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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