STORYLINE
In the 28° we witness Masonry’s transformation from an operative guild to a speculative moral fraternity.
PHILOSOPHY
The working tools of the builders' art are used to express unique qualities of moral instruction.
CORE VALUE
Integrity
Find this Degree
See the 28° - Knight of the Sun at the Valleys below.
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Ohio
Akron
- Secretary:
- George E. Tilden, 33°
- Address
- P.O. Box 468, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, 44222
- Phone:
- 234-900-5424
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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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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 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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Indiana
South Bend
- Secretary:
- Robert F. Keuper, 33°
- Address
- SOUTH BEND SCOTTISH RITE, 427 N MAIN ST, SOUTH BEND, IN, 46601-1220
- Phone:
- 574-233-3158
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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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New York
Troy
- Secretary:
- James A. Cobb, 32°, MSA
- Address
- PO Box 2079, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901
- Phone:
- 518-569-9947
The Degrees of the Consistory
The Consistory is responsible for conferring the 19th through the 32nd degrees. These degrees demonstrate the challenges of social and moral conflicts, drawing on lessons from the age of chivalry through modern day.
The term "Consistory" comes from the Latin consistere (“stand firm”), which led to the term consistorium (“assembly place”). Historically, the word consistory has referred to either a council of the advisors of Roman emperors or the papal consistory, a meeting of the Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. Within Freemasonry, Consistory refers to an assembly of Scottish Rite officers who, under the auspices of the Supreme Council, grant degrees.