Teoctist Blajevici (born Teodor Blajevici, in German Theoktist Ritter von Blaà ¾ewicz; February 23, 1807 – June 27, 1879) was an ethnic Romanian Orthodox cleric from the Duchy of Bukovina in Austria-Hungary.
Born in TiÃÂÃÂuÃÂi village, he attended gymnasium in nearby Suceava, followed by high school and professional training at the theological institute in CernÃÂuÃÂi until 1831. Ordained a priest in 1832, he served in the parishes of StorojineÃÂ and PrisÃÂcÃÂreni until 1837. He then became a monk, taking the name Teoctist. He became a spiritual adviser at the theological institute's seminary in 1857. He offered catechism for young seminarians, was part of the diocesan administration, taught as a substitute at the gymnasium and normal school in CernÃÂuÃÂi, was abbot of Dragomirna Monastery (1863–1874) and of CernÃÂuÃÂi Cathedral (1874–1877). He was elected Metropolitan of Bukovina and Dalmatia in 1877, serving until his death in CernÃÂuÃÂi two years later. An erudite man, he wrote poems and fables in a vivid folk language. Publishing both in books and magazines, he used the pen name Teoctist ÃÂoimul ("the falcon"). He wrote a Romanian-language grammar and three religion textbooks, making him among the first Romanian authors of school textbooks in these subjects.