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In Anglo-American Freemasonry, York Rite, sometimes referred to as the American Rite, [1] [2] [3] is one of several Rites of Freemasonry. It is named after York , in Yorkshire , England, where the Rite was supposedly first practiced.
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is a rite within the broader context of Freemasonry.It is the most widely practiced Rite in the world. [1] [2] [3] In some parts of the world, and in the Droit Humain, it is a concordant body and oversees all degrees from the 1st to 33rd degrees, while in other areas, a Supreme Council oversees the 4th to 33rd degrees.
By the 19th century, over 1,200 Masonic lodges worked under the Grand Lodge of Scotland. [8] Scottish immigrants helped spread the rite across the British Empire and into the Americas. [3] The rite also inspired new rites like the York and American Rites. [3] Today, elements of the Scottish Rite can be seen across regular Freemasonry worldwide.
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. The York Rite (sometimes called the American Rite), which, together with the craft lodge, comprises three separate and distinct bodies: the Royal Arch Chapter (Capitular Masonry), the Council of Royal & Select Masters (Cryptic Masonry) and the Commandery of the Knights Templar.
A Rite, within the context of Freemasonry, refers to a comprehensive system of degrees that hold the capability to initiate and advance a newcomer through various stages of Masonic knowledge and experience. In some cases, a Master Mason can be invited to join a different rite after having reached Mastery to further his knowledge.
Officially, the Supreme Council, 33°, N.M.J. dates itself from May 15, 1867, as this was the date of the "Union of 1867", when the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction merged with the competing Hays-Raymond Cerneau Supreme Council [14] in New York, thus forming the current Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the ...
The long-vacant Frank B. Hower Scottish Rite Cathedral, a former Masonic Lodge in Corning, is likely once again headed towards foreclosure, according to Mitch Alger, Steuben County Deputy ...
In Freemasonry, the first three Masonic degrees constitute the fundamental degrees in all Rites they are called Blue Lodge of Craft degree.. Over time, various systems of optional "high Masonic degrees" or "Side Degree" have been added to these three fundamental degrees, practiced in workshops known as perfection lodges or chapters.