奥兰治兄弟会

(重定向自奧蘭治聯盟

奥兰治兄弟会(Orange Order),正式名称忠诚奥兰治机构(Loyal Orange Institution),是一个国际新教兄弟会英语Fraternal order组织,主要在北爱尔兰活跃,此外在苏格兰英联邦美国多哥共和国也有活动[1][2]。在政治上,奥兰治兄弟会是一个保守派集团[3][4],支持英国联合主义英语Unionism in the United Kingdom阿尔斯特忠诚主义,在2014年苏格兰独立公投中支持反对独立一方[5]

忠诚奥兰治机构
奥兰治兄弟会的旗帜,包含橙色底、代表威廉派英语Williamite的紫星、以及圣乔治十字
原名Loyal Orange Institution
命名缘由奥兰治的威廉国王
成立时间1795年
创始地阿马郡罗夫加尔英语Loughgall
类型兄弟会英语Fraternal order
总部北爱尔兰贝尔法斯特
地址
爱德华·史蒂文森英语Edward Stevenson (Orange Order)
网站https://www.goli.org.uk/

参考资料

编辑
  1. ^ Benedetto, Robert; McKim, Donald K. Historical Dictionary of the Reformed Churches. Scarecrow Press. 6 October 2009: 353. ISBN 9780810870239. Most of the organization's lodges are located in Northern Ireland, England, and Scotland, although others can be found throughout the British Commonwealth, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Africa. The lodges of every country are independent, but the Orange Order meets in a triennial world council. 
  2. ^ Welcome to the Grand Orange Lodge. Orange Order. [15 May 2013]. (原始内容存档于2014-10-06). We are a Protestant fraternity with members throughout the world. Autonomous Grand Lodges are found in Scotland, England, the United States of America, West Africa, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. 
  3. ^ Unionist Forum statement页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆). Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. ^ Twelfth Resolutions 2013页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆). Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Scottish independence: Orange Lodge registers to campaign for a 'No' vote"页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆). BBC News. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.