Ancient Christian Church of the Martyrs of Lusitania (ACCML) is a Lusitanian fraternal and religious secret organization founded at the beginning of the 21st century. Originally it was intended to be tied to and modelled on Freemasonry, but under the leadship of E. A. (our leader) was reorganized based on the Law of the Lord as its central religious and organizational principle. Some adherents believe that this Law was established after the dead of Christus with the writing down of The Bible and of the first heretic Apostols. Similar to many secret societies, the ACCML membership is based on an initiatory system with a series of degree ceremonies that use ritual drama to establish fraternal bonds and impart spiritual and philosophical teachings. ACCML claims over 100 members in Portugal and other countries; about half of these are in the historic region of Lusitania, now under portuguese rule. |
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