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Updated: May 1, 2025
But then, not all Christians are born martyrs. Priscilianism. Of quite a different character was the other heresy previously mentioned. It was a doctrine opposed to the Christian religion, proud of many adherents, and at one time threatening danger to the Holy Roman Catholic Church. It was preached by one Prisciliano in the fourth century, and was a mixture of Celtic mythology and Christian faith.
Of one of these, Libelatism, Astorga was the centre; the other, Priscilianism, originally Galician, found many adherents in the fortress-town, more so than elsewhere, excepting only Tuy, Orense, and Palencia. Libelatism. Its great defender was Basilides, Bishop of Astorga. Strictly speaking, this faith was no heresy, but a sham or fraud which spread out beyond the Pyrenees to France.
But, upon intimation that he might be deprived of his see, he hurriedly turned Christian again, putting thus a full stop to the spread of heresy, by his brave and unselfish act. Toribio in 447 was, however, the bishop who wrought the greatest harm to Priscilianism.
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