Innocent Gizel (; – November 18, 1683) was a

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n-born historian, writer, and political and ecclesiastic figure. He adopted

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and made a substantial contribution to

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n and Ukrainian culture. Innocent Gizel was a

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

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of the

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. Innocent Gizel is known to have supported the unification of

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and

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of the Kiev

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, simultaneously. Innokentiy Gizel is generally credited for writing the Synopsis 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. — . * MIKHAIL ZYGAR
"Describing Ukrainians as Russians started back in the 17th century. The first person who did it was a German monk named Innokenty Gizel"
- Time, February 10, 2024 17th-century Prussian people Kyiv-Mohyla Academy alumni Academic staff of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy presidents Converts to Eastern Orthodoxy from Protestantism Year of birth unknown Ukrainian philosophers Monks of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Archimandrites 1600 births 1683 deaths 17th-century Christian abbots 17th-century abbots from the Holy Roman Empire {{Eastern-Orthodoxy-bio-stub