 From his father, he received a manuscript of the Gospels, copied by Radu Grămăticul when he was in exile with Pătrașcu's family.A ledger at the Pontifical Greek College of Saint Athanasius in Rome suggests that a "Marco Baiboda di Blachia" ("Marco Voivode of Wallachia") was enlisted there in 1585, but also that he left soon after, refusing to take the pledge.This period of his life ended later in 1585.