STORYLINE
The degree dramatizes a picture of human failure, and social and moral behavior. The Book of Life is sealed.
PHILOSOPHY
We must seek truth in our way of life and should learn from, and avoid, repeating the errors of the past.
CORE VALUES
Reverence for God & Service to Humanity
Find this Degree
See the 17° - Knight of the East and West at the Valleys below.
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Pennsylvania
Allentown
- Secretary:
- Bryan K. Fritz, 33°
- Address
- 1533 W Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA, 18102-4205
- Phone:
- 610-433-3232
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Connecticut
Bridgeport
- Secretary:
- Bruce R. Bellmore, 33°, MSA
- Address
- LAFAYETTE CONSISTORY, P.O. BOX 309, STRATFORD, CT, 06615-0309
- Phone:
- 203-375-0064
- Fax:
- 203-386-0828
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Illinois
Chicago
- Secretary:
- Eric M. Smith, 33°
- Address
- 383 E Lake St, Bloomingdale, IL, 60108-1191
- Phone:
- 630-439-3400
- Fax:
- 630-439-3401
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Wisconsin
Eau Claire
- Secretary:
- Lyle N. Koerner, Jr., 33°
- Address
- 616 Graham Ave, EAU CLAIRE, WI, 54701-3838
- Phone:
- 715-456-5081
- Fax:
- 715-552-3558
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Illinois
Freeport
- Secretary:
- Roy T. Grobe, 33°
- Address
- SCOTTISH RITE BODIES, 305 WEST STEPHENSON ST, FREEPORT, IL, 61032-4326
- Phone:
- 815-233-0513
- Fax:
- 815-232-1369
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
- Secretary:
- John D. Cook, 33°
- Address
- PO BOX 2423, HARRISBURG, PA, 17105-2423
- Phone:
- 717-238-8867
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Connecticut
Hartford
- Secretary:
- Andrew C. Work, 32°
- Address
- VALLEY OF HARTFORD, A.A.S.R., PO BOX 310198, NEWINGTON, CT, 06131-0198
- Phone:
- 860-666-0712
- Fax:
- 860-666-5448
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Michigan
Michigan
- Secretary:
- Timothey S. Marshbanks, 33°, MSA
- Address
- 907 Monroe St., Dearborn, MI, 48124-2309
- Phone:
- 313-724-1907
- Fax:
- 313-724-1996
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Connecticut
New Haven
- Secretary:
- Jerry J. Gruenbaum, 32°
- Address
- P.O. Box 3879, New Haven, CT, 06515-3879
- Phone:
- 203-580-4208
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New York
New York City
- Secretary:
- Chad B. Ploth, 32°, MSA
- Address
- Attn: C. Ploth, 91 Hamilton Lakes Drive, Hamilton, NJ, 08619
- Phone:
- 917-855-1439
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Pennsylvania
Reading
- Secretary:
- Herbert K. Swisher, 33°
- Address
- P.O. BOX 6013, READING, PA, 19610-0013
- Phone:
- 610-373-0722
- Fax:
- 610-373-0795
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Delaware
Wilmington
- Secretary:
- Stephen M. Tucker, 33°
- Address
- 818 N. Market St 3rd Floor, WILMINGTON, DE, 19801-3077
- Phone:
- 302-998-6475
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Ohio
Youngstown
- Secretary:
- Timothy N. Flack, 33°
- Address
- PO Box 1420, Warren, OH, 44482-1420
- Phone:
- 330-373-0890
- Fax:
- 330-373-0898
The Chapter of Rose Croix Degrees
The Chapter of Rose Croix confers the 17th and 18th degrees, known as the philosophical degrees.
These degrees make use of Christian symbols and historical settings, but their spiritual message is universal for all Masons, who are united in the belief of a Supreme Being. Both degrees use the Book of Life to advance the concept of avoiding the mistakes of the past.
The term “Rose Croix” literally means “rose cross,” and is derived from the symbol of the order of the Rosicrucians: a rose on a cross. Aspects of the Scottish Rite’s 18th degree, Knight of the Rose Croix, were inspired by Rosicrucianism.