Rectified Scottish Rite

Origins of this Rite

• The Order of Knight Masons of the Elect Cohens of the Universe, of Martines de Pasqually,
• The Templar Strict Observance, Knight Masonry born in Germany in the middle of the 18th century then spread in the rest of Europe,
• Scottish Masonry,
• Craft Masonry in 3 degrees as it was in use in French Freemasonry at this time and that became the French Rite. It might be noted that during this period, the Grand Orient of France was still in regularity and amity with English Freemasons, and there exists some evidence to suggest that English Masons, living in France, may have also introduced or practised some early ritual forms of degrees which are now constituted in the York Rite. In fact, many Grand Orient lodges practised at least the Mark Master and Royal Arch degrees, either as "side degrees" or as portions of the second and third craft degrees respectively. If these were present, they ceased to be included with historical Rectified Scottish Rite practices after the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789, when the rite took its sojourn in Switzerland.

Organization of the Rite

• Blue or Craft Lodges
• * Entered Apprentice
• * Fellow Craft
• * Master Mason
• Green Lodges
• * Scottish Master of St Andrew
• Inner Order
• * Squire Novice
• * Beneficent Knight of the Holy City or CBCS, sometimes used as a short name for the rite
• Secret Class
• * Profes
• * Grand Profes

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