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Scottish Rite Valley of Fresno
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Jurisdiction
US-CA · California
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other
Claimed tradition
aasr valley under Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, USA
It is the mission of the Scottish Rite to improve its members and enhance the communities in which they live by teaching and emulating the principles of Brotherly Love, Tolerance, Charity, and Truth.
first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200
It is the mission of the Scottish Rite to improve its members and enhance the communities in which they live by teaching and emulating the principles of Brotherly Love, Tolerance, Charity, and Truth.
first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200
Scottish Rite Valley of Fresno listed under Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, USA as active at Fresno on public directory (accessed 2026-09-20). Open/close dates not stated on this directory.
historical sketch
--> History | Fresno Scottish Rite top of page FRESNO SCOTTISH RITE Valley of Fresno - Orient of California Home Rite Care Center Who We Are 2023 Officers What is the Scottish Rite? Supreme Council History Valley of Fresno Newsletter Contact Us Membership Why Join the Scottish Rite? Reunions Application Links Supreme Council Grand Lodge of California Fresno Lodge No. 247 Las Palmas-Pondrosa Lodge No. 366 Grand York Rite of California Shriners International Tehran Shrine - Fresno Eastern Star - California Northern California DeMolay California Jobs Daughter's California Rainbow for Girls Up Coming Events More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. The History of the Scottish Rite The history of the Scottish Rite, as with so much of Masonry, begins in a mist of uncertainty. Although there are many Scottish Rite members of Scottish ancestry, the Scottish Rite actually originated in southern France in the early 18th century, as part of the Rite of Perfection. Its immediate predecessor, known as The Order of the Royal Secret, consisted of 25 Degrees under the Secret Constitutions of 1761 and the Constitutions of 1762. Masonic tradition maintains that Lodges of this Rite, transmitted from Bordeaux in France through the West Indies to the American mainland, were established at New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1763; at Albany New York, in 1767; at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1781-82; and at Charleston, South Carolina, in 1783. The Grand Constitutions of 1786 pr