Thank you for visiting the website of the Knights of Pythias. The Order of Knights of Pythias, a great international, non-sectarian fraternity founded in Washington, DC, by Justus H. Rathbone, in 1864, became the first fraternal organization to receive a charter under an act of the Congress of the United States after careful investigation by then-President Abraham Lincoln.
The Order of Knights of Pythias is an international, non-sectarian fraternal order established in Washington, DC, on February 19, 1864, by Justus H. Rathbone. It was the first fraternal order to be chartered by an Act of Congress.
Our fraternal order follows three distinguishing principles, Friendship, Charity, and Benevolence. Domains of the Order exist in most states and provinces, and subordinate lodges are located in many cities and towns across the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Our order bases its lessons and builds its ritual mainly on the familiar story of the friendship of Damon and Pythias. These historical characters lived about four hundred or more years before the beginning of the Christian era. They were members of a school founded by Pythagoras, the father of Greek philosophy. Their loyalty to each other, the adventures that beset them, and the outcome of this noble friendship form the basis for one of the most beautiful stories of history, as exemplified in our ritual.
The Knights of Pythias supports charitable, benevolent, fraternal, and social activities through its subordinate lodges, their members, and the communities each serves.
Reach Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias at the NEW address:
Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias
6201 W. 87th Street, #108
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone: 206-787-2230 Voice/Voice Message/Text
Email: supremelodge@pythias.org
