after the dislocations caused by osman pazvantoğlu, the bishop's duties became more and more difficult for vladislavov and he left vratsa in 1797 to wander in northwestern bulgaria. he spent three years in vidin in a period that helped him determine his goals as a writer. he left for bucharest in 1803 to serve the people as a high-standing clergyman, being released on his insistence from his bishop's post but continuing to sign under his bishop's name.