Masonry was infiltrated by the remnants of the Knights Templar in the 1300s, according to French occultist Eliphas Levi.
Levi's the artist who drew the famous picture of Baphomet.
In later years, Ignatius Loyola, a member of the Alumbrados (Spanish for "illuminated ones"), founded the Society of Jesus AKA the Jesuit Order. When his order was banned (years after his death), one of the "ex-members" (only ex-member because of the banning) Adam Weishaupt created the Illuminati, which also infiltrated Freemasonry.
Masonry was infiltrated by the remnants of the Knights Templar in the 1300s, according to French occultist Eliphas Levi.
Levi's the artist who drew the famous picture of Baphomet.
In later years, Ignatius Loyola, a member of the Alumbrados (Spanish for "illuminated ones"), founded the