Freemasonry came to Denmark in 1743 with the founding of the Lodge of "St. Martin". Named after Martin of Tours, the Lodge was founded in Copenhagen by several Danish Masons, who were also members of Grand Lodges abroad. 1745 saw the founding of Denmark's second Lodge, "Zorobabel", also in Copenhagen. From Copenhagen, Freemasonry began to spread throughout the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway with the founding in 1749 of the Lodge "St. Olai" in Oslo as well as Lodges in Bergen and Trondheim. In 1767 "St. Martin" and "Zorobabel" merged to form "Zorobabel til Nordstjernen". This Lodge took over "St. Martin"'s role as Mother Lodge to the Freemasons' Lodges in Norway.