The Heroines of Jericho Court was established for teaching the lessons of Morality, Loyalty and Friendship. It is intended to instruct its female recipient in the high and noble principles inculcated in the degrees which will appeal to the better instincts of the human mind and to make known to them the claims which they have upon the protection of their husbands, fathers and companions and to communicate to them an effectual method of proving those claims. The Heroine degree was practiced by Master Masons, their Wives and Daughters until the most prominent ladies of Paris and other cities in France organized the First Heroines Court. The Courts existed during the reign of the House of Valois in France, A.D. 1428 to 1500 in England and other countries. From A.D. 1500 to 1790, these courts did exist, but there were no regularly organized courts. Courts were once again revived in France in A.D. 1790, and were presided over by some of the most eminent ladies of Paris and other cities in France.  Under the empire of the First Napoleon, the Court of Heroines of Jericho assumed a splendor in  never before or since equaled. The Empress Josephine presided over Court of the Heroines of Jericho in Paris, France. 

In the Court, men and women, companions (Knights) and Heroines meet, supposedly to learn about this man called the Christ, this man called Jesus (God is salvation), whose name is the same as Jesse, as Joshua, as Jeshua, as the Anointed one, as the Everlasting Father, and Almighty God, a Prince of Peace. He has been called a Comforter; a Lily of the Valley; a Bright and Morning Star; many names have been attributed to him, many titles, but they all add up to one: The Son Of God!
In the three degrees of the Heroines: The Heroine of Jericho Degree, the True Kinsman's Degree and the Master Mason's Daughter Degree, we trace what is called The Scarlet Line (Red/Scarlet a color of prostitution and degradation). We follow it from the twins of Judah, down to Jericho, meeting Rahab; we see it in Bethlehem with Ruth and Boaz; we see it in David and Bathsheba and we see it in Joseph and Mary. It is given to Jesus in the form of a robe, which soldiers later cast lots for, but we see it all come together as an emblem of salvation. It is a color of rejuvenation for the new Christian.
These lessons as well as everything that is pure and elevating are taught in the Court by facts and symbols along with their beauty is more clear and expressive today than ever before. When the degree is received by a male he is called a Knight of Jericho, and when by a female she is termed a Heroine. The Heroines of Jericho is a side or honorary degree of Royal Arch Masonry.

History of Fatima Heroines of Jericho Court #420

Fatima Heroines of Jericho Court #420,  receives it's authority to operate from The Imperial Supreme Council of the 33rd and Last Degree, A.A.S.R. Freemasonry. On June 20, 1995 Fatima Heroines of Jericho Court #420 received it's Charter from the Supreme Grand Lodge, Modern Free and Accepted Masons of the World Inc. The founding Charter members were: