Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Teoctist wataƙila an yi masa suturar sufi kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin "starets" a Neamț Monastery, wanda a lokacin shine mafi shahararren ƙasar. A cewar Nicolae Iorga, shi ɗan "boyar" ne kuma da alama yana da alaƙa da dangin basarake, saboda yawan sa hannu a cikin al'amuran jihar. Wani mutum mai iko da girmamawa, shi ma ya sami ilimi, kuma ya taimaka wajen ci gaba da al'adun Slavonic a Moldavia. Iorga kuma ya yi tunanin alaƙar Teoctist da Neamț, babban cibiyar ilimi da mafaka ga Slavonic milieu, wanda Ottoman ya mamaye a
Bulgaria da kuma Serbia.