Christian Rosenkreuz
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Christian Rosenkreuz (1378 - 1484) is the possibly legendary founder of the Rosicrucian Order. The first anonymous public document on the Rosicrucian Order is the Fama Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis which appeared in 1614 in Cassel (Germany) followed in 1615 by the Confessio Fraternitatis (issued with Fama (...)). In 1616 appears The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz which introduces for the fist time the name Christian Rosenkreutz.
According to legend, Christian Rosenkreuz discovered and learned the Secret Wisdom as a pilgrim to the East in the 15th century; founded the "Rosicrucian Fraternity" having him (Father C.R.C.) as the Head of the Order. Under his direction a Temple, called "The Temple of the Holy Spirit", was built. His body was discovered by a Brother of the Order, in a perfect state of conservation, 120 years after his death (which occurred in absolute secrecy) - as C.R.C. had predicted - in a chamber erected by himself as a compendium of the universe.
See also
- Rosicrucian
- Fama Fraternitatis
- Confessio Fraternitatis
- The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz
External links
The manifestos
- Fama Fraternitatis (http://www.levity.com/alchemy/fama.html) (1611/14)
- Confessio Fraternitatis (http://www.levity.com/alchemy/confessi.html) (1615)
- The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz (http://www.levity.com/alchemy/chymwed1.html) (1616)
Studies
- Christian Rosenkreuz and the Order of Rosicrucians (http://svmmvmbonvm.org/crc/rosenkreuz4.html)
- Manifestations of the Neo-Rosicrucian Current (http://svmmvmbonvm.org/crc/historyrose.htm)
- On the Islamic Origin of the Rose-Croix (http://svmmvmbonvm.org/crc/crcislam.htm)
- Sir Francis Bacon and The Rosy Cross (http://svmmvmbonvm.org/crc/bacon.htm)
- The Father CRC Archive (http://svmmvmbonvm.org/crc/rcindex.html)
- The Founder of Rosicrucianism (http://svmmvmbonvm.org/crc/rosenkreuz.htm)
- The Mission of Christian Rosenkreutz (http://svmmvmbonvm.org/crc/crcsteiner.htm)
- Who are the Rosicrucians? (http://svmmvmbonvm.org/crc/preface.htm)de:Christian Rosencreutz