{"id":326,"date":"2016-07-15T14:26:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T13:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww2.cheshireandnorthwaleskt.org.uk\/?page_id=326"},"modified":"2019-05-08T19:16:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T18:16:39","slug":"de-lisle-adam-preceptory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cheshireandnorthwaleskt.org.uk\/index.php\/preceptories\/de-lisle-adam-preceptory\/","title":{"rendered":"De L’Isle Adam Preceptory No. 234"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Established 2nd November 1924<\/p>\n

Meeting Dates: Last Thursday in January, March, September and November<\/p>\n

Installation: January<\/p>\n

2019 Meetings<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday 26th September – KT Meeting 1 candidate 
\nThursday 28th November – KT Meeting 1 candidate<\/p>\n

2020 Meetings<\/strong>
\nThursday 23rd January – KT Installation
\nThursday 26th March – Malta degree -Malta Installation<\/p>\n

Meeting at:<\/p>\n

Freemasons Hall,
\nQueen Street,
\nChester
\nCheshire
\nCH1 3LG<\/p>\n

01244 324956<\/p>\n

For further information regarding how to join please contact the Registrar
\nSimon Richardson, on 07779 393841 or by e mail on sclrichardson@aol.com.<\/p>\n

The Preceptory was consecrated on 30th January 1925 at Freemasons\u2019 Hall, Queen Street, Chester by the V.E.Kt. Cuthbert Leicester-Warren. There were 11 Founders from 5 local Preceptories and 11 Knights from the Provincial team. The Founding Eminent Preceptor was E Kt George Harrison PGtAdeC.<\/p>\n

The Preceptory is named after Phillipe de L\u2019Isle Adam, Grand Master who in 1522 with a mere handful of men made a gallant resistance in Rhodes against the Turks. They surrendered only on the condition that the Grand Master and members of the Order were allowed to depart unmolested. After losing Rhodes, de L\u2019Isle Adam with his knights were homeless for over seven years but help came to them from Spain and de L\u2019Isle Adam was offered the sovereignty of the Island of Malta.<\/p>\n

De L\u2019Isle Adam was therefore, one of the most famous of the ancient Knights Templar and saw the Order through one of its most difficult periods, that is from the expulsion from Rhodes to their settling in Malta, and it was mainly through his devotion to the Order during this period of seven years that it owes its uninterrupted traditions to the present day. The Preceptory is honoured to be named after De L\u2019Isle Adam and is in good heart with a steady stream of Knights being installed.
\nInterested in joining this progressive Preceptory?  Knights Templar must be Freemasons who are Companions in the Royal Arch. The ceremony of Installation is very realistic and the regalia spectacular, based upon that worn by the Medieval Knights. The Registrar (Secretary) usually has a selection of second hand regalia if required.<\/p>\n