Although Freemasonry is not a religion, it takes as its patron saints St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist. Therefore, the Feast of St. John the Evangelist is used in many jurisdictions as the start of the new masonic year.
Although Freemasonry is not a religion, it takes as its pa,tron saints St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist. Therefore the Feast of St. John the Evangelist is used in many jurisdictions as the start of the new masonic year.