'The Heretic Bishop, Priscillian of Avila and the First Execution for Christian Heresy'
The Heretic Bishop, Priscillian of Avila and the First Execution for Christian Heresy In the summer of 385 CE, a Spanish bishop was beheaded at the imperial court of Trier by order of the usurper Magnus Maximus. His name was Priscillian of Avila, and his