Farbey A. Appearance and spreading the Christian in Crimea (ПІ-IX cent.)

In thesises on the grounds of broad circle of the sources is tracked the process of appearance and approving the Christian creed in Tavrike in I millennium. This phenomena appears before us exceedingly complex, ambiguous process, which on each of stages had its specifics. Together with that, necessary specifically to emphasize that development a Christianity on territory Crimean peninsula on length whole considered period, was a manifestation of the general processes in Byzantine empire, role which in spreading a Christianity in countries of Europe difficult to revalue. On initial stage, in III-IV s. Christianity sporadically penetrates with territory of Asia Minore as a result of trade contacts and gradually becomes firmly established at the end IV s. in ambience Greece population under influence politicians of roman emperors. V-VI s. for Crimea are a period of active penetration of Christian creed in consciousness of population and significant increase of its supporters and followers. At the following period (VII-IX s.) Crimean peninsula to become the arena sharp church fight, which was an integral part public-political lifes of Byzantine. Keywords: Crimea, Tavrika, Byzantine empire, Christianity, charch, Early Middle Ages.