[3] After seeing Helen on the street, Ukuzoglu Pasha, the Turkish governor of Sinope ordered her to be kidnapped and brought to his residence.
Ukuzoglu then attempted to rape her on two separate occasions, but was stopped each time by what was described as a mysterious power like an invisible wall.
[3] The Christian leaders persuaded Helen’s father to return her to the Ukuzoglu, who unsuccessfully tried to rape her several more time.
According to Orthodox Resources, a light coming from the bottom of the sea alerted a crew of Greek sailors to Helen's resting place.
When the Turkish army drove the ethnic Greek population from Sinope in 1924, the refugees brought the relic with them to Greece.