In the original materials I received from Bishop John Cole (and later confirmed with material I found in the ICES Archives in Barbados) it states that the name of our Order (previously) was called, “The M:: Knights of the Rose Cross". This "M::" was spelled out as Martinist in the 3rd degree Initiation. Also contained within its’ first degree initiation, is what I know to be the Martinist Associate Degree Initiation. If you at our filiation, you’ll see that before John Cole, and David Gittens, our lineage descends from Triantaphyllos Kotzamanis the successor of Armand Toussaint. The following information is from the website, the "History on the FUDOSI" as search under "kotzamanis" on this page http://www.geocities.com/roggemansmarcel/milko.htm will yield the following: ORDRE HERMETISTE TETRAMEGISTE ET MYSTIQUE ("ORDER OF HERMES" or "PYTHAGOREAN ORDER") - There was a seperation (without the approval of both Dantinne and Mallinger) in the original Order in 1957 which resulted into two different streams: 1) ORDO HERMETIS TRISMEGISTI, which united the followers of Louis Cattiaux (1904-1953). The responsibility for the Order was, until 1999, in the hands of Emmanuel D'Hoogvorst (1940-1999).The Order is the publisher of a magazine, called 'Fil D'Ariane'. 2) ORDO HERMETIS TETRAMEGISTI. There are at least 5 branches of this Order existing today: OHTM/ORA O.R.A. (Ordo Rosae Aureae) was founded in 1956 by Martin Erler after he left A.M.O.R.C.in 1954. Erler was Grand Master of AMORC-Germany. He founded the O.R.A. in the area of the city of Munich with a number of interested colleagues, some members of that group were co-members of the "Fraternitas Saturni". Erler (fr.Albinus) was initiated by Sar Hieronymus in 1957. Erler has also a connection to Gustav Meyrink (see: notes Chapter 8). Erler is still alive today but the responsibility for the whole organization is in the hands of the Belgian Sar Philosophotos, with Lodges in Belgium and France. OHTM, led by Rene de Louvroy with Lodges in Belgium. de Louvroy is the successor of Jean Mallinger's Rite of Memphis-Misraim. Mallinger died in 1982. According to Sar Philosophotos Louvroy's Charter a falsification. OHTM in Italy, the succession of Gerosa OHTM , a branch existing in Sweden. Another branch exists in Great Britain under the auspices of a Pythagorean Order. The last branch is a Pythagorean Order who has its origin in Greece. The branch was founded under the auspices of the Grand Orient of Greece within a Lodge called "Prometheus". V.'.M.'. was Nagos, whose successor, Sar Aelios, knew Jean Mallinger. Certain assignments of this branch were given to Triantaphyllos Kotzamanis and Rémi Boyer by kind of permission of Sar Aelios. This branch is known today as "the Order of Hermes and Orpheus". Boyer was the founder of "Arc-en-ciel", a federation of Orders and Societies in 1988, and a leading figure in the continuation of "Arc-en-ciel", "Groupe de Thebes". Both of these federations will be discussed later. Triantaphyllos Kotzamanis , "chancellor for Greece of a Templar Group", thus Faubert. Furthermore, Kotzamanis is a leading figure of the "ORDRE MARTINISTE DES CHEVALIERS DU CHRIST" a.k.a O.'.M.'.C.'.C.'. ( the American branch is known as the "Martinist Order of the Knights of Christ"), founded in 1971 in Belgium by Armand Toussaint. Toussaint initiated Kotzamanis ('Nomen Mysticum': Tau and-or Sar Hieronymus ). Kotzamanis founded Martinist Lodges under the name of "Loges de Chevaliers Vert". “Kotzamanis was also involved with the "GROUPE DE THÈBES /CERCLE d' ALEXANDRIE" of Remi Boyer. Most of his authorization is derived from Armand Toussaint, or so it seems. "Triantaphyllos Kotzamanis, "chancellor for Greece of a Templar Group”, thus Faubert. I can add to his information that Kotzamanis is one of the leaders of a Pythagorean Order called "ORDER OF HERMES & ORPHEUS" (probably Faubert refers to this group). Furthermore, Kotzamanis is a leading figure of the "" a.k.a O.'.M.'.C.'.C.'. (the American branch is known as the "Martinist Order of the Knights of Christ"), founded in 1971 in Belgium by Armand Toussaint. Toussaint initiated Kotzamanis ('Nomen Mysticum': Tau and-or Sar Hieronymus ). Kotzamanis founded Martinist Lodges under the name of "Loges de Chevaliers Vert" .(Lodges of the Green Knights)" . There is no direct mention here of the Martinist Knights of the Rose Cross, but there are similarities, at least in ritual vestments with the O.M.C.C. as described in the original Initiations in our possession. It is also mentioned in our original materials, that Members of the M:: Knights of The Rose Cross and may visit each others Convocations, and that one who is already a member of the O.M. & S. need not repeat the 1st degree but is required to take the 2nd and third degrees if they wish to affiliate with our order, as they are not directly equivalent. The name of the Order was changed to the "Rosicrucian and Military Order of the Sacred Grail" and the rituals revised in 1985, when EASU Bishop David Gittens (Tau Thomas, Sar Saviatar) took over as Grand Master. When Bishop John Cole inherited the Order in 1992, he also changed the name of the order to "The Rosicrucian Order of the Grail". "Military" was omitted because this had previously attracted some undesirable "militia" types. The word "Sacred" was also omitted for simplicity. When I took over as Grand Master in 1999, I shortened the title to "Order of the Grail", as by then we were most often referred to as "The OTG", although we were and are the same Rosicrucian and Chivalric Fraternal Order. If you have any questions, comments suggestions or additions to this article, please let me know. You can email me at: or commanderdamedonna@yahoo.com (please put OTG in the subject heading so your mail doesn't end up in the junk file) Your Friend in the Quest, Rev. (Dame) Donna Owen | 
