Chivalric Orders
ORDER OF RED CROSS
Here again we revert to the period of the Royal Arch Degree when the Jews were
returning from Babylon to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple. One of their number prevails
upon King Darius to restore the Holy Vessels to the new Temple. They had been carried away
by the Babylonian armies when the first Temple was destroyed. In presenting his plea
before the king, the companion gives a powerful testimony to the almighty force of Truth.
ORDER OF MALTA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN PASS
Shifting to the time of the Crusades, admission to the Mediterranean Pass is
sought so that a safe pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulcher might be undertaken. This is a
sublime and sacred Order, which culminates in the enrollment of the suppliant as a Knight
of Malta (Knights Hospitaller).
ORDER OF THE TEMPLE
No Degree or Order in Masonry is more solemn, impressive or soul-searching than
the Order of the Temple. It is a fitting climax to the labors of the humble penitent, who
has faithfully performed the symbolic seven years of preparation for this consummation of
his endeavors. He is Knighted as a Christian warrior. (Knights Templar) |
Tampa
Ivanhoe Commandery is under the jurisdiction of the
Grand Encampment of Knights Templar
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Knights
Templar Eye Foundation
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