After spending some time in Constantinople in 1868 acquainting himself with Church Slavonic literature, he returned to Ohrid where he advocated the substitution of Greek with Bulgarian in the town's schools and churches.
Despois de pasar un tempo en Constantinopla en 1868 familiarizándose coa literatura en antigo eslavo eclesiástico, volveu a Ohrid defendendo a substitución do grego polo búlgaro nas escolas e as igrexas da cidade.