The Rose Cross is a symbol largely associated with the legendary Christian Rosenkreuz, a Christian Kabbalist and alchemist said to have been the founder of the Rosicrucian Order. The Rose Cross is a cross with a rose at its centre, which is usually red, golden or white. It symbolizes the teachings of a Western esoteric tradition with Christian tenets.
The Rose Gives The Bees Honey, the title page of Summum Bonum by Robert Fludd (1629)
The jewel of the 18° in the Masonic Scottish Rite, a degree titled Knight or Sovereign Prince of the Rose Croix
Rosicrucian Fellowship emblem
Christian Rosenkreuz is the legendary, possibly allegorical, founder of the Rosicrucian Order. He is presented in three manifestos that were published early in the 17th century. These were:Fama Fraternitatis This manifesto introduced the founder, "Frater C.R.C."
Confessio Fraternitatis
The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz.
Christian Rosenkreuz is seen to have been Lazarus/St. John in his previous life, the Beloved Disciple whom the Christ had "raised from the dead" and who would remain active until the Lord's return.
Count of St. Germain by unknown artist
Image: Prosphil