Sergius al-Rizzi — ܣܪܓܝܣ ܪܙܝ
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ܣܪܓܝܣ ܪܙܝ; Sarkīs al-Rizzī; Sergius al-Rizzi; Sergius al-Rizzi
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1073
identifier: http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/SRP|person_1073
identifier: https://viaf.org/viaf/5038162118008202320003/
Sergius al-Rizzi was a Maronite bishop and author invovled in the printing of Syriac and Arabic texts. He was born in Baqufa in Lebanon to an influential family. Two uncles and a brother were patriarchs of the Maronite Church. In 1600, his brother Joseph ordained him bishop of Damascus. In 1602, he travelled to Rome where he spent the rest of his life in scholarly work.
birth: 1572, Baqufa
death: 1638, Rome
male
state: Author
Macuch, Geschichte der spät- und neusyrischen Literatur 52-53