▁pres erv ational ▁state ▁of ▁his ▁body ▁means ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁probably ▁been ▁em bal med ▁before ▁being ▁buried . ▁To ▁this ▁day , ▁The odore ' s ▁tomb ▁brings ▁many ▁Greek ▁visitors ▁to ▁Land ul ph . ▁Orth odox ▁mem orial ▁services ▁have ▁been ▁observed ▁for ▁him ▁twice , ▁first ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Arch im and rite ▁Bar nab as ▁and ▁then ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁Greg or ios , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁community ▁in ▁Britain , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Bar nab as ' s ▁service ▁for ▁The odore ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁service ▁of ▁any ▁kind ▁conducted ▁in ▁his ▁name ▁since ▁his ▁bur ial ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 6 . ▁Greg or ios ' s ▁r ite , ▁conducted ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁involved ▁d rap ing ▁The odore ' s ▁grave ▁in ▁sil k ▁rib b ons ▁with ▁the ▁colors ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁flag , ▁with ▁the ▁By z antine ▁flag ▁displayed ▁above . ▁This ▁r ite ▁was ▁not ▁techn ically ▁a ▁full ▁traditional ▁mem orial ▁r ite , ▁since ▁The odore ▁was ▁not ▁Orth odox , ▁but ▁included ▁ch ants ▁and ▁inc ense . ▁The ▁two ▁r ites ▁were ▁ev oc ations ▁of ▁ancient ▁By z ant ium ▁never ▁before ▁seen ▁in ▁Land ul ph . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁somewhat ▁myster ious ▁figure , ▁The odore ▁has ▁sometimes ▁figured ▁in ▁popular ▁culture . ▁In ▁the