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U.S. Rosicrucian fraternal organization
Fraternitas Rosae Crucis (Fraternity of the Rosy Cross , FRC ) is a
Rosicrucian fraternal organization established in the United States by
Paschal Beverly Randolph in 1856,
[1] and is the oldest Rosicrucian Order founded in the
US .
[2]
[3] They also operate
Beverly Hall Corporation and the
Clymer Health Center in
Quakertown, Pennsylvania .
[4]
History
The FRC's first lodge was established in
San Francisco in 1861, and closed soon after. In 1871 they established another lodge in
Boston and in 1874, reestablished in San Francisco. In 1875 they finally settled in
Philadelphia .
[3]
[5]
While Reuben Swinburne Clymer headed the order, the FRC established itself at Beverly Hall, in Quakertown, Pa.
[6]
Supreme Grand Masters
See also
References
^
a
b
c Greer, page 194
^ Barrett, page 195
^
a
b Lewis, page 92
^ Greer, page 195
^ Melton, page 179
^ Greer, new encyclopedia of the occult, page 181
^ Gerald Eugene Poesnecker (born on May 15, 1930)
^ William Glen Kracht (born on February 20, 1962)
Sources
Greer, John Michael (2008). The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies (2nd ed.). Harper Collins.
ISBN
978-1-4351-1088-5 .
Greer, John Michael (2003). The new encyclopedia of the occult . Llewellyn Worldwide.
ISBN
1-56718-336-0 .
Barrett, David V. (2007). A Brief History of Secret Societies . Running Press.
ISBN
978-0-7867-1983-9 .
Lewis, James R. (2001). Satanism today . ABC-CLIO.
ISBN
1-57607-292-4 .
Melton, J. Gordon (1978). The encyclopedia of American religions . McGrath Pub. Co.
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