Editing Inochentism (section)

===Beginnings===
The roots of Inochentism relate to Russian rule in Bessarabia (the [[Bessarabia Governorate]]), when the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] was prevalent and official. According to Inochentist tradition, [[Cosăuți]]-born 19-year-old Ioan Levizor was sent by his father to carry some papers to the ''[[starosta]]'' of the nearby village of Iorjnița (now both villages are in Moldova). When he passed the chapel marking the place of an ancient monastery, he is alleged to have heard voices saying "Ioan! The time has come! Hurry up!" three times and three days later, while passing by the same place, he saw the [[Mother of God]], an appearance which convinced him to become a Russian Orthodox monk at the nearby [[Monastery of Dobrușa]].<ref>Clay, pp. 251–252.</ref>

Levizor spent three years at the monastery, where he acted as a [[Foolishness for Christ|holy fool]], pretending to be a madman in order to push the others toward [[Religious experience|spiritual awakening]]. According to his hagiography, the other monks disliked him and Levizor suffered from this, finding his comfort in the Holy Mother's supernatural visits. Despite his unpopularity among the monks, his superior [[Archimandrite]] Porfiri entrusted him with the keys of the monastery, a position from which he used to help those in need, including giving monastery property to the nuns of a nearby convent.<ref>Clay, p. 252.</ref> In 1897, Levizor left the monastery and wandered across the Russian Empire, moving from monastery to monastery, eventually returning to the Bessarabian [[Noul Neamț Monastery]], founded by [[Romanian Orthodox Church|Romanian Orthodox]] monks from [[Neamț Monastery|Neamț]].<ref>Clay, p. 253.</ref> In 1899, the new [[Archbishop of Chișinău|Bishop of Kishinev]], [[Iacov Piatnitki|Yakov]], became more open to the use of [[Romanian language]] in religious contexts. This allowed the creation of a [[Moldavia]]n monastery in [[Balta, Ukraine|Balta]] (now in Ukraine) dedicated to [[Feodosie Levitzky]], a priest known for his philanthropic activities. It was here that Levizor took the monastic name Inochenție.<ref name="jec254">Clay, p. 254.</ref>

With the [[Most Holy Synod|Holy Synod]]'s approval, in 1909, Inochenție moved Feodosie's remains from the cemetery into the church of the monastery. According to hagiographic accounts, a miracle occurred: the "[[pharisee]]s" who tormented Feodosie during his life found themselves unable to reach the founder's tomb, and it was only Inochenție who was able to get there, for which reason the bishop had to ordain him a priest (a simple deacon, story goes, would have not had the proper authority to accomplish that task). Inochenție used his [[Public speaking|oratory]] skills to promote the cult of Feodosie.<ref name= "jec254"/>