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==The Chapel of St. Theodora in Vasta==
The Chapel of St. Theodora is located near just outside the village Vasta of Megalopoli in Peloponnese of Greece. It was built anywhere between the 11th or 10th and 12th century.It has a domed roof with a spring beneath its foundations and 17 trees growing from its roof. According to the tradition, we are informed that the “construction” of the church is intimately linked with the martyrdom of Theodora. Just before being executed, she prayed to God asking that:
This small chapel, is approximately 2 metres wide by 2 metres long, and supports 17 large trees that emerge from the rooftop and the walls of the chapel, with each tree weighing close to a tonne each and over 20 metres high.
*[http://travel.webshots.com/photo/1403885207028097777rJVdAd Webshot of the church of St. Theodora] uploaded July 25, 2005 by user “goneis”.
*[http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/photo845232.htm Photo of St. Theodora’s church by night with author’s description of the church, November 25, 2007] off trekearth – Copyright to Stelios Kritikakis.
*[http://www.geevideos.com/watch/1319023934/saint-theodoras-church/ Watch saint theodora's church video clip] 2min 16 sec added by OPLITSO on Geevideos.
*[http://users.hol.gr/~spyrosy/vasta/ “The miracle of Vasta”] article posted with pictures in Greek by “Stephanos”.
* About the village of [[w:Vasta]] in Arcadia on Wikipedia.
