“...Nec Sedere in Villam.” Villa-Churches, Rural Piety, and the Priscillianist Controversy

What was the relationship between Priscillianism and Villas? Did Priscillianists meet and worship in villas? Archaeologists and historians have both made this suggestion more than once, although never in a rigorous manner, and perhaps now is the time for a real appraisal of the evidence.