ASCILEPIO

ASCLEPIUS. - African bishop, mentioned by Gennadius, De viris illustribus, 73 (PL 58, 1102): «ASCLEPIUS, an African from the territory of Baia (uncertain location), a great bishop, wrote against the Arians and it is now said that he also wrote against the Donatists. He was also renowned for his skill in extemporaneous preaching». He thus lived in the mid-5th century. Cf. P. Monceaux, Histoire littéraire de l'Afrique chrétienne, IV, Paris 1912, p. 508. Antonio Ferrua