On 18 August 1917, Prodanov took monastic vows in Bezdin Monastery (in what is now Romania) before Archimandrite Issac Došen and was given the name Vikentije (eng. Vicentius).
In August 1917, Prodanov made a vow of monastic life at Bezdin Monastery (now in Romania), with Archimandrite Issac Došen as his sponsor, and received the name Vikentije (also known as Vicentius).