Fraternitas Rosae Crucis

Fraternitas Rosae Crucis (Fraternity of the Rosy Cross or FRC) is a Rosicrucian fraternal organization founded by Paschal Beverly Randolph in 1858,^[1] and is the oldest Rosicrucian Order in the US.^[2]^[3] They also operate Beverly Hall corporation and the Clymer Health Center in nearby Quakertown, Pennsylvania.^[4]

It claims to be the "authentic Rosicrucian Fraternity that was first instituted in Germany in 1614".

1 History
2 Supreme Grand Masters
3 See also
4 References
5 Sources
6 External links

History

The FRC's first lodge was established in San Francisco in 1861, and closed soon after. In 1871 they established another lodge in Boston and in 1874, reestablished in San Francisco. In 1875 they finally settled in Philadelphia.^[3]^[5]

While Clymer headed the order, the FRC established itself at Beverly Hall, in Quakertown, Pa.^[6]

Supreme Grand Masters

Paschal Beverly Randolph (1858–1875)^[1]
Freeman B. Dowd (1875–1907)^[1]
Edward H. Brown (1907–1922)
R. Swinburne Clymer (1922–1966)
Emerson Myron Clymer (1966–1983)
Gerald E. Poesnecker (1983–2003)
William Kracht (2003–Present)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Greer, page 194
^ Barrett, page 195
^ ^a ^b Lewis, page 92
^ Greer, page 195
^ Melton, page 179
^ Greer, new encyclopedia of the occult, page 181

Sources

Greer, John Michael (2008). The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies (2nd ed.). Harper Collins. ISBN 978-1-4351-1088-5.
Greer, John Michael (2003). The new encyclopedia of the occult. Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN 1567183360.
Barrett, David V. (2007). A Brief History of Secret Societies. Running Press. ISBN 978-0-7867-1983-9.
Lewis, James R. (2001). Satanism today. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1576072924.
Melton, J. Gordon (1978). The encyclopedia of American religions. McGrath Pub. Co..

External links

Official Web Site