It seems that major impetus for the Rosicrucian "movement" came out the Lutheran world. Even the symbol of the Rose Cross is closly connected with the personal seal of Martin Luther. Johannes Valentinus Andeae a popular Luthern theologian with Pietist sympathies is generally accepted as the author the Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz for example. The Rosicrucians also held Luther as an example of resistance to Papal authority. How do Lutherans now a days feel about the Rosicrucian movement. Did it ever gain widespread support? Are there any Lutheran Rosicrucians still around?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosicrucian
"Rosicrucianism was more closely associated with Protestantism than Roman Catholism and in particular, was most closely associated with Lutheranism.[4]"
Johannes Valentinus Andreae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosicrucian
"Rosicrucianism was more closely associated with Protestantism than Roman Catholism and in particular, was most closely associated with Lutheranism.[4]"
Johannes Valentinus Andreae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia