364:... its story in general....involves a "miracle". .... The geophysical team of the University of Patras tried to add to the restoration of this protected building. .... seventeen large trees and several smaller have grown on the roof of the building. The problem that had to be dealt with concerning the trees on the roof was to find out where their roots were directed without provoking the religious feeling of the church people and the clergymen that were our "sleepless guardians" throughout the entire survey. After an onsite estimation of the situation it was decided that the high-frequency georadar would be used on the walls of the building together with electrical tomography using very small electrodes, so as to have a double check on the methodology. The results of the investigation threw ample light to the mystery and gave the Directorate for the Restoration of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments all the answers they needed to proceed safely with the restoration of the church of St. Theodora.
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inside nor outside the church. Currently the church has 17 enormous holly and maple trees growing on its roof. Most of them are taller than 30 meters. Saint
Theodora has become an important saint of the Greek Orthodox Church and the site has become important for religious pilgrims and sightseers alike.
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The villagers, moved by her bravery and her untimely demise, built a church at the site of her grave. Legend has it that a local river re-routed to pass directly under the church. Eventually, trees sprouted from the roof of the church, the roots of which are not visible under the roof and neither
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