Innokenty Gizel ( c. 1600 - 18 November 1683) was a

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n-born historian, writer, and political and ecclesiastic figure, who had adopted

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and made a substantial contribution to

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culture. Innokentiy Gizel was a

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of the Kyivan Theological School. In 1656, he was appointed

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of the

Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra or Kyivo-Pechers’ka Lavra ( uk, Києво-Печерська лавра, translit=Kyievo-Pecherska lavra, russian: Киево-Печерская лавра), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Ea ...

. Innokentiy Gizel is known to have supported the unification of

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and

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of the Kyiv

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, simultaneously. Innokentiy Gizel is generally credited for writing the

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in 1674, but some researchers deny his authorship.

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Иннокентий (Гизель)
// Русский биографический словарь А. А. Половцова/ — СПб., 1897.

// Православная энциклопедия. — М. : Церковно-научный центр «Православная энциклопедия», 2009. — Т. XXII. — 752 с. — 39 000 экз. — . Ducal Prussian people National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy alumni National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy faculty National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy presidents Converts to Eastern Orthodoxy from Protestantism Year of birth unknown Year of birth uncertain Ukrainian philosophers Monks of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Archimandrites 1600 births 1683 deaths {{Eastern-Orthodoxy-bio-stub