History

The beginnings of the AASR in its present form are detectable in 18th century France. The rite works today on the basis of two constitutions, dated from 1762 and 1786.

The first Supreme Council was set up in 1801 in Charleston, South Carolina. The initial development of the rite was slow. This changed in 1859, when the American Albert Pike was appointed Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction. The rite's subsequent rapid ascent around the world is largely his merit.

In Switzerland the first AASR entity was the Chapter "La Prudence" created in Geneva on 31 January 1802. The Supreme Council of Switzerland constituted itself in Lausanne in 1873. 

The AASR of Switzerland organised worldwide international conferences of Supreme Councils in 1875, 1922 and 1995 as well as several gathering of European Grand Commanders.

The Supreme Councils are autonomous and act independently within their countries. However they engage in fraternal exchanges in order to promote mutual understanding and to maintain liberty and peace. 

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