Showing posts with label St. Theodora of Vasta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Theodora of Vasta. Show all posts

September 11, 2021

The Expanding Veneration of Saint Theodora of Vasta


The famous 12th century Chapel of Saint Theodora of Vasta in the southern Peloponnese, with its seventeen trees growing on its roof, was a local shrine for hundreds of years, that gradually expanded in popularity since the 1950's, and today is one of the most visited shrines in Greece, with people coming there daily from all over the world. In the past few years especially the veneration of Saint Theodora has been expanding outside of the small village of Vasta. In 2010 I reported how a chapel dedicated to the Saint was built in Nafplio (see here). Now new frescoes and icons are popping up in various churches of Greece bearing the image of the Saint. The ones posted here are some newer examples, some with her signature chapel in Vasta and some without. Like Saint Irene Chrysovalantou, it seems like this is another Saint of old who in our times is in the process of going through an expanded veneration, primarily because of their association with miracles in our times. 

September 11, 2018

Saint Theodora of Vasta Resource Page

St. Theodora of Vasta (Feast Day - September 11)
 
 
 
 
 
 

Miracles of Saint Theodora of Vasta


By Archimandrite Iakovos Kanakis,
Priest of the Church of Saint Theodora in Vasta

The great miracles that take place in our lives are accomplished by the grace of God. It is God who works through the saints of our Church. The intercessions of the saints before Him help those who invoke them with faith. All the saints intercede on behalf of the faithful, as does the one who is known throughout the world, Saint Theodora of Vasta in Arcadia.

Many miracles take place at her sacred shrine in Arcadia as well as in many parts of the world, when they invoke her with confidence.

Documentary on the Church of Saint Theodora in Vasta




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