 During his second reign from 1664, he and his Greek boyars sparked outrage by overseeing a major confiscation of monastery assets, which included melting down silver artifacts and desecrating the relics of Saint Nicodim.His parallel involvement in the appointments of church leaders drew a warning from Dionysius, Patriarch of Constantinople.The subsequent conflict began as a personal feud between the Prince and his "Spatharios", Șerban Cantacuzino.