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The York Rite specifically is a collection of separate Masonic Bodies and associated Degrees that would otherwise operate independently. While the corresponding bodies and degrees are present worldwide, the term is primary used by American freemasons.
The Albert Pike Memorial Temple is a historic Scottish Rite building. It also houses the York Rite Chapter, Council, Commandery, and has 2 Masonic lodges at 700-724 Scott Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is an imposing 156,000 square foot three-story plus basement and loft Classical Revival structure.
In the York Rite system it is conferred before the Templar Degree; in the 'stand-alone' tradition it is conferred subsequently to the Templar Degree. It is known by varying degrees of formality as the Order of Malta , or the Order of Knights of Malta , or the Ancient and Masonic Order of St John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes, and Malta .
Royal Arch Masonry (also known as "Capitular Masonry") is the first part of the American York Rite system of Masonic degrees. Royal Arch Masons meet as a Chapter, and the Royal Arch Chapter confers four degrees: Mark Master Mason, Past Master, Most Excellent Master, and Royal Arch Mason.
The Canton Masonic Temple was rededicted during a service at the building Saturday afternoon. The century-old structure is used by five Mason bodies. ... aprons and pins, a mug, a York Rite ...
The Masonic House of the Temple of the Scottish Rite, Washington, DC, John Russell Pope, architect, 1911–15 Since their inception, the proper design of a Masonic Temple has been a serious subject debate among Masonic scholars and a number of different standards have been proposed. [ 9 ]
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.
The York Rite, being the older of the two, which, aside from the craft lodge, comprises four separate and distinct bodies: the Royal Arch Chapter (Capitular Masonry), the Council of Royal & Select Masters (Cryptic Masonry), the Commandery of the Knights Templar, and the York Rite College. The York Rite also includes Priories of Knights of the ...