In Hispania, the period of late antiquity was marked by the Christian asceticism that arose there through, among other things, the spread of a revival movement named after its founder as Priscillianism. Born around 345–350 CE, Priscillian was bishop of Avila (Priscillian of Avila) in the late 4th century CE. A charismatic man and an accomplished preacher, his clar…