 One such bishop who was associated with an institution of healing was Saint Basil of Caesarea.Saint Basil built a hostel for the poor and the ill and placed it in the care of a monastery.It is described by fifth century historian Sozomen as “a storehouse of piety where disease is regarded in a religious light and sympathy put to the test.” Similar to the Askelpian cults, the idea of healing through incubation (sleeping in the temple) was also practiced under Christian empires.