I read an article from the Philalethes Masonic Journal from Brother Jack Nichols Mogas, Past Master, presented to A. Douglas Smith Junior Lodge of Research, 1949, August 30th. 

This article was presented again in 2003.

The article describes how a Benedictine Monk spearheaded a program to bring over from Rome the best stone masons and architects to Britain in order to help build monasteries, residences and roads, lots of roads. 

622 AD - Benedict Biscop, a monk from the Benedictine Order was crucial in bringing these Stone Masons over to help with this program.

Does this article help us make a connection between the possible origins of Masons? It's possible.

Builders of Stone

Craftsman

Pope Honorius 

Free-stone Masons

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