En: Arturo de Hoyos
Arturo de Hoyos
Arturo de Hoyos, scholar, linguist, historian, author.
The Scottish Rite’s answer to the “hall of fame” is the Grand Cross Court of Honor.
It is the highest honor that the Supreme Council can bestow on a member, and it is reserved for those who have performed exceptional, extraordinary and prolonged services to the Fraternity and or humanity.
To put a finer point on it, in terms of numbers, there are currently only 81 men in the world who hold this honor, which is often called the greatest honor in Freemasonry … - Arturo de Hoyos, 33rd Degree, is also a Grand Cross. He is also currently the Grand Archivist and Grand Historian of the Scottish Rite.
Grand Archivist and Grand Historian at The Supreme Council, 33º, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, S.J., USA / Member of the Board and Chairman of Publications, Scottish Rite Research Society / Grand Archivist and Chairman of Publications, Grand College of Rites, USA
His office is one mile directly north of the White House, in the historic "House of the Temple," designed by John Russell Pope, America's foremost neoclassical architect, who also designed the Jefferson Memorial, the National Archives, the West Building of the National Gallery of Art, and other buildings in Washington, D.C., and others around the country.
Recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on the history, philosophy, rituals, symbolism, and purposes of Freemasonry.
Special Consultant to the Masonic Service Association and other organizations worldwide.
One of three people invited to the Vatican by the Roman Catholic Church to discuss Masonry.
Featured on CNN, ABC, NBC, DC's FOX 5 News, WAMU Radio's "Metro Connection," Voice of America, The History Channel; Interviewed by the New York Times, US News & World Report, El País, etc.
Video
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Links
- Video featuring Arturo de Hoyos https://vimeo.com/52694149
- Scottish Rite https://scottishrite.org/about/media-publications/podcast/episode-10-the-senex-arturo-de-hoyos-33-grand-cross/
- Pietre-Stones article by Arturo de Hoyos about “The Mystery of the Royal Arch Word” http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/royal_arch_word.html
- Freemason Information http://freemasoninformation.com/2013/12/a-interview-with-arturo-dehoyos/
- Wikipedia on Arturo de Hoyos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_de_Hoyos
