STORYLINE
The 18th degree uses the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth to exemplify the universal principles of life and urge us to be tolerant of others. This degree uses the symbol of the rose cross; the rose signifies dawn and the cross is a sacred symbol of antiquity.
PHILOSOPHY
The Book of Life is opened. The new law is a law of love, which all men everywhere may understand and practice.
CORE VALUE
Integrity
Find this Degree
See the 18° - Knight of the Rose Croix of H. R. D. M. 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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New York
Buffalo
- Secretary:
- Lawrence M. Kania, 33°, MSA
- Address
- 2379 UNION ROAD, CHEEKTOWAGA, NY, 14227-2234
- Phone:
- 716-668-2755
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Ohio
Cincinnati
- Secretary:
- Michael A. Himes, 33°
- Address
- 317 E FIFTH ST, CINCINNATI, OH, 45202-3399
- Phone:
- 800-561-3579 x1600
- Fax:
- 513-562-2661
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New Hampshire
Concord
- Secretary:
- Edward N. Lewis, 33°, MSA
- Address
- 10 HARVARD ST, CONCORD, NH, 03301-2318
- Phone:
- 603-224-5812
- Fax:
- 603-224-5812
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Indiana
George Rogers Clark
- Secretary:
- Richard K. Barton, 32°
- Address
- 341 E. Poplar St., Corydon, IN, 47112
- Phone:
- 812-322-1020
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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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New Hampshire
Lancaster-Littleton
- Secretary:
- Dennis A. Sheridan, 33°, MSA
- Address
- PO Box 621, Littleton, NH, 03561-0621
- Phone:
- 603-444-7195
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Wisconsin
Madison
- Secretary:
- Scott R. Magnusson, 32°, MSA
- Address
- SCOTTISH RITE BODIES, 301 WISCONSIN AVE, MADISON, WI, 53703-2107
- Phone:
- 608-215-4921
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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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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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Connecticut
Norwich
- Secretary:
- Frank J. Saviano, III, 32°, MSA
- Address
- P.O. Box 263, Norwich, CT, 06360
- Phone:
- 860-917-4483
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Illinois
Peoria
- Secretary:
- Donald Q. Williams, 32°
- Address
- P. O. Box 5204, Peoria, IL, 61601
- Phone:
- 309-676-4472
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Rhode Island
Providence
- Secretary:
- Peter Iacobucci, 33°
- Address
- 2115 BROAD ST, CRANSTON, RI, 02905-3396
- Phone:
- 401-461-2480
- Fax:
- 401-461-7240
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New York
Rockville Centre
- Secretary:
- Mark Berkson, 33°
- Address
- SCOTTISH RITE MASONIC HALL, 28 LINCOLN AVE, ROCKVILLE CTR., NY, 11570-5783
- Phone:
- 516-659-1118
- Fax:
- 516-678-3232
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Ohio
Steubenville
- Secretary:
- Timothy L. Walters, 33°, MSA
- Address
- 227 N 4th Street, Steubenville, OH, 43952
- Phone:
- 740-282-1391
- Fax:
- 740-282-3260
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Indiana
Terre Haute
- Secretary:
- Stanley Abernathy, 33°
- Address
- 8930 E. U.S. Highway 40, TERRE HAUTE, IN, 47803
- Phone:
- 812-234-3761
- Fax:
- 812-238-8450
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Maine
The Androscoggin
- Secretary:
- Thomas J. Williams, 32°
- Address
- 1021 Turner Street, Scottish Rite, Auburn, ME, 04210
- Phone:
- 207-357-9741
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Ohio
Toledo
- Secretary:
- Michael E. Shobe, 33°
- Address
- 309 W. Sophia St, Maumee, OH, 43537-2169
- Phone:
- 419-893-2942
- Fax:
- 419-893-2962
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Connecticut
Waterbury
- Secretary:
- Daniel D. Sharkis, 32°
- Address
- 531 Highland Ave, Waterbury, CT, 06708
- Phone:
- 2035653024
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.