The Grand Orient of Poland (Polish: Wielki Wschód Polski) is a Masonic grand lodge in Poland. It is a member of the International Secretariat of the Masonic Adogmatic Powers, in the continental or liberal branch of freemasonry.
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The origins of the Grand Orient of Poland go back to the 18th century. It was dissolved several times, during the control of Poland by Tsarist Russia, Germany under National Socialism, and the Communist Party. It was resurrected in the beginning of the 1990s, operating originally under the umbrella of the Grand Orient of France, but becoming independent in 1997. The first grandmaster of the reconstructed Grand Orient of Poland was the internationally known Polish philosopher and writer Andrzej Nowicki.
It is different from the Polish National Grand Lodge (Wielka Loża Narodowa Polski).