The beginning of ecclesiastical architecture in the lands of the Black Sea Cossack army in the late XVIII and early XIX centuries

In modern conditions of one of hot topics studying of spiritual culture of the Cossacks is. In work one of the low-studied of the questions connected with the organization of church management in Chernomoriya is considered. Long time researchers bypassed this problem, focusing attention to the post-reform period, as a result the church history of Kuban during the pre-reform period has generated few matters of argument. In work an attempt to light a row from them is made. For the first time on the basis of the source study analysis the reasons of disagreements among researchers in determination of number of temples at the Black Sea Cossacks in are considered to XVIII centuries In article the major factors which have exerted impact on rates of church construction are allocated, local specifics of the organization of church management are designated. The special place is allocated to reconstruction of milestone events in church history of Kuban of the end XVIII centuries – the beginnings of the XIX centuries, the list of the first Cossack huts in which in 1799 is provided. Church service was conducted. In this article the important role of the famous figures of the Black Sea Cossack army in church construction is shown. Works of the wax judge A.A. Golovaty in a church field are lit, the contribution of army archpriests R. Porokhni and K.V. Rossinsky in forming of local clergy is shown, and the attention to its specifics is also specificity.