Adonhiramite Rite

Adonhiram Rite

Development of the Adonhiramite system as a structured Rite is primarily attributed to Louis Guillemain de Saint Victor, who published its first four degrees in 1781 in Recueil Précieux de la Maçonnerie Adonhiramite, followed by the higher degrees in 1785. Although Jean-Baptiste Ragon ascribed the Rite's origin to the Baron de Tschoudy, Albert C. Mackey discounts this assertion, noting that Saint Victor either created or substantially modified the system. Arthur Edward Waite further observes that Saint Victor collected and edited the grades, though they were likely never actively worked as a functioning system.

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