Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar
Priests
A Knight of the Temple, who also has been a Worshipful Master of a
symbolical lodge can also join the Knight Templar Priests. Since 1984 this order
is active in the Netherlands. At this time there are three 'Tabernacles'. These
are:
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Unicorn 107, Den Haag;
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Vellus Aureum 125, Nieuwegein, meets also in the Huize
het Oosten te Bilthoven;
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Horeb 138, Breda.
The international headquarters of this order is in York, England.
Each Tabernacle has a maximum of 33 members. Early 200 there were 91
Dutch masons member of a Dutch tabernacle.
This order has 32 degrees, however, only in one degree is actually worked
is, the 32nd. The other degrees are communicated upon the candidate:
I° Funeral Master
II° Master of the Blue or Knight
of Solomon
III° Most Excellent Master
IV° Excellent Mason and Master
of the Veils
V° Sublime Master of Jacob's
Wrestle
VI° Fugitive Mark
VII° Architect
VIII° Order of the Scarlet Cord
of Knight of Rahab
IX° Knight of the Three Kings
or The Balance
X°
Knight of the North
XI° Knight of the South
XII° Knight of Patmos or Philippi
XIII° Knight of Redemption
XIV° Knight of Death or Elysium
XV° Knight of the Holy Grave
XVI° Knight of the Christian
Mark
XVII° Knight of Bethany
XVIII° Knight of the Royal Prussian
Blue
XIX° Knight of Eleusis
XX° Knight of Palestine
XXI° Knight of St. John the Baptist
XXII° Knight of the Cross
XXIII° Knight of the Black Cross
XXIV° Knight of the White Cross
XXV° Knight of the White Cross
Torpichen
XXVI° Knight of the Suspended
Cross of Babylon
XXVII° Knight of the Red Cross
of Jerusalem
XXVIII° Knight of the Red Cross
or Roseae Crucis
XXIX° Knight of the Triple Cross
XXX° Grand Cross of St. John
XXXI° Made free from Harodim
XXXII°
Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priest
The rituals of this last degree is mainly made up from quotations from the
Old and new Testament. It is based on the Apocalyps of John and some other
apocalyptical books. The candidate is a pilgrim, on his way to Jerusalem. He is
being led to seven pillars, placed in the form of a triangle. At each one of
these pillars he is instructed and given a word. After a number of instructions
he has to split a rock with his rod of faith.
After passing the 7th pillar, the candidate is led before the Preceptor and is
given the name of the great Melchizedek.
Ritual for the Installation of a High Priest
On our CD-Rom York Rite Invitations Orders
Library we have published a number of other rituals and texts.
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