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History Early Church
what happened to the pagan oracle that the early christians revered, did she become a saint in the Church?
As in, on one of those history channel things, they were saying that in 30BC, there was this oracle that, though she was pagan, prophesied about a Child that would be born that would come bringing righteousness to the world.
And they said that the early christians revered her or honored her, one of the two.
So what happened to her? Did she become a saint in the Catholic Church?
she lived in a cave. I mean it's the only oracle that they said early christians liked. And I'm pretty sure they said 30bc, I'll try to find it though. 
hey, 7 years isn't to bad.
yes, Kevin's one is correct. That was the oracle.
hmm, that Tiburtine Sibyl looks good too. Thanks veritas.
And are you pagan?
yeah, she wasn't part of it, but still.
Our knowledge of the origins of "sibyls" or oracles is obscured by the time and legend. The first written record of them comes from Heraclitus, who wrote of only one -- in a fragment dating to the 6th century B.C. He wrote: "The Sibyl, with frenzied mouth uttering things not to be laughed at, unadorned and unperfumed, yet reaches to a thousand years with her voice by aid of the god."
The History Channel may have been referring to one of these three:
The Tiburtine Sibyl: The Sibyl of Christmas who legend says prophesied to Caesar Augustus that a child would be born greater than him, "A heavenly Child, the Son of the living God, born of a spotless Virgin."
The Erythraean Sybil: The Sibyl of the legendary Acrostic poem which predicted the coming of Christ in these words, "Ihsous Xristos Qeou uios spthr" or "Jesus Christ the Son of God, the Saviour."
The Cumaean Sybil: The Sibyl of the Underworld who legend says sold books of prophesy to King Tarquin the Elder which contained "the destiny of Rome" including the coming of Christ and its implications.
So how should we view these women of antiquity that are found in Catholic art and in the writings of the Church Fathers?
"These women, albeit shrouded in mystery and wonderful, fantastical tales, remind us that the Church teaches that actual grace and the natural virtues exist outside of Her, and that Christians are to honor Truth no matter whence it comes."
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