Bernardo moved to Constantinople in the 1320s, where he soon gained entrance into ecclesiastical and political circles, especially those around the emperor Andronicus III Palaeologus, who gave him a teaching position at the university.
Bernardo pindah ke Konstantinopel pada tahun 1320-an, di mana ia segera masuk ke lingkaran gerejawi dan politik, terutama di sekitar kaisar Andronikos III Palaeologus, yang memberinya posisi mengajar di universitas.