Court of Honour
The Scottish Rite confers a number of honors upon members who have contributed
extraordinary service to the Rite, to Masonry in general and to the world at large. |
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Knight Commander of the Court of Honour The
Rank and Decoration of Knight Commander of the Court of Honor is not a degree, but an investiture bestowed upon members deserving
recognition for faithful services to the Rite, Freemasonry or to mankind. At the biennial session of the Supreme Council, certain Masters of the
Royal Secret are chosen to be invested with the Rank and Decoration of Knight Commander of the Court of Honour. The respective Sovereign Grand Inspectors General, or Deputies, nominate members for this honor
and they must also be unanimously approved by the Supreme Council. This Investiture is a prerequisite to receiving the Thirty-third
Degree. The rank of K.∙.C.∙.C.∙.H.∙. may not be requested, and if requested must be refused. The cap of the Knight
Commander Court of Honour is red with a darker red band trimmed in gold. In the center front is a representation of the Knight
Commander Jewel, a Passion Cross, fitched, featuring in the center a trefoil embroidered in green encircled by "Kt.∙. Comm.∙. Court of Honour" embroidered in gold. |
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DEUS MEUMQUE JUS "god
and my right "
33° - Inspector General Honorary The Thirty-third Degree is conferred
by the Supreme Council upon members of the Rite in recognition of outstanding work in the Rite or in public life. At its biennial
session, the Supreme Council elects members of the Rite to receive the Degree. Members unanimously so elected become honorary
members of the Supreme Council. The Thirty-third Degree may not be requested, and if requested must be refused. The Degree
is granted solely out of recognition for outstanding services. These 33° Masons are Inspectors General Honorary and honorary
members of the Supreme Council. The active members of the Supreme Council are chosen from among them. The cap for an Inspector
General Honorary is white with a white band edged in gold, featuring the symbol for this honorary degree, a red slanting Patriarchal
Cross. |
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Grand Cross of the Court of Honour This is the
highest individual honor that The Supreme Council bestows. It is voted, very rarely, to Thirty-third Degree Masons only for
the most exceptional and extraordinary services. The Grand Cross cap is white with a blue band. On the front is a replica
of the Grand Cross jewel, which is composed of a Teutonic Cross with an embroidered crimson rose with green leaves at its
center. |
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