Rose Croix

The Ancient and Accepted Rite, or “Rose Croix” as it is familiarly known

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Essentially, a candidate must have been a Master Mason for at least a year and be in good standing with the Craft before he can be elected to this Order. He must have received his three Craft degrees in a Lodge under The United Grand Lodge of England unless otherwise authorised in the Rules by the Supreme Council.  
He must profess the Trinitarian Christian Faith and be willing to take an obligation in the Name of the Holy and Undivided Trinity. He will be required, prior, to any formal consideration of his candidature, to sign a declaration to this effect. 

About Us

Introduction

The Ancient and Accepted Rite, or “Rose Croix” as it is familiarly known, is one of the oldest Orders in Freemasonry.  Known outside England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland as the “Scottish Rite”, this Order takes as its founding documents the Grand Constitutions of 1762 and 1786, the latter written by a group of eminent Freemasons under the titular direction of Frederick the Great of Prussia.  
The first Supreme Council (as national governing bodies of the Rite are known) was founded in South Carolina in 1801, with responsibility for an area now known as the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States.  

A Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States was created in 1813, and it is from that body that “The Supreme Council for England and Wales and its Districts and Chapters Overseas” was formed, under a Patent issued to Dr. Robert Crucefix dated 26th October 1845. 

The Antient and Accepted Rite chooses to accept the three Craft degrees of the United Grand Lodge of England as a qualification for entry into a Rose Croix Chapter, rather than administering entry degrees of its own. Progression to further degrees is then within Chapters, and in ceremonies generally conducted by the Supreme Council itself. The Rite is frequently referred to as the ‘Rose Croix’, although this is only the 18th of the 33 Degrees of the Order. 

The Order is based at 10 Duke Street, St James’s, London, traditionally known as the Grand East. It moved there in 1910 from its old headquarters at 33 Golden Square. 

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The Degrees

What It Means To You

The Order 

The Ancient and Accepted Rite derives from the Rite of Perfection, which developed in France mainly in the quarter-century before September 1762.

The Degrees 

The Rite consists of 33 degrees, of which (in most jurisdictions) the three degrees of Craft Freemasonry are accepted in lieu of the first three degrees of the Rite.

The 18th Degree 

The 18th Degree is a profound and complex ritual, and one much loved by the members of the Order.

Plenty To Do

Always Something Happening

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