Christian Bernard

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Christian Bernard (born 30 November 1951), F.R.C., is a former Imperator [1] of AMORC, a mystical Rosicrucian order. He became Imperator on 12 April 1990. [2] On October 3, 2018, Bernard announced his resignation as Imperator, and the election of Claudio Mazzucco as AMORC's new Imperator.

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Personal life

According to the AMORC digest (publications given by the AMORC organization to its members periodically). He became a Rosicrucian at the age of 15.

Christian Bernard and his wife Helene have three children. The family is dedicated to the esoteric duties of AMORC. [2]

Notable works

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References

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