THE FORMATION OF THE SPIRITUAL MISSION OF WOMEN IN THE EARLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH (I-VI CENTURIES) IN EUROPE

Rybant Irina Victorovna

The origin of the spiritual mission of women in the early Christian church in the context of modernity acquires an important historical, cultural and social role. The relevance of this issue reflects the connection with the period of the early Christian church and is of scientific interest, revealing to us the reasons and conditions for the formation and development of the spiritual image of women in Europe.

Keywords:woman's mission, early Christian church, deaconesses, widows, virgins, prophetesses, functions, ministry, church, society, obedience