2. The Christianity has come for the first time
to Celts in II century, during the Roman
occupation, probably, through Christians
to armies. But it wasn't widespread in
Britain up to the end of IV century when
prominent features of the Celtic
Christianity have distinctly started to be
shown. After leaving of Romans from
Britain in the beginning of V century has
passed about 200 years during which
Celtic church developed a special way,
without adjoining to the Roman church,
having created own unique style and
historical prospect.
3. The Celtic church sang of favour and the
nature as kindness of God and recognised
sanctity of all creation. She loved
mysticism and poetry, had deep respect for
the woman, including the woman in a
management and allowing marriages to
priesthood. The Celtic understanding of a
church management has been implanted in
its agricultural communal culture, and
great Celtic monasteries have appeared
from breeding system. Though usually
abbeys not рукополагались in priesthood,
a management and the power in the Celtic
church it was carried out in monasteries by
abbeys.
4. Missionary activity, followed from clear
instructions of the Bible to go worldwide
and to search for pupils, it has appeared
for the Celtic Christians vital need - in their
searches of sanctity. So V and VI centuries
have been noted by large-scale references
in Ireland and Britain where, as a rule,
monks preached Christianity. The
martyrdom for Christian belief was almost
not known, because the Celtic approach to
evangelism was peace and without bloody.
In the beginning of VI century the Celtic
Christianity completely was monastic on
structure. As here there was no central
administrative force there was a
considerable variety in liturgical experts
and monastic rules.