David A. Michelson, Thomas A. Carlson and Nathan P. Gibson, (eds.), "Sergius al-Rizzi — ܣܪܓܝܣ ܪܙܝ " in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1073 ܣܪܓܝܣ ܪܙܝ Sarkīs al-Rizzī Sergius al-Rizzi Sergius al-Rizzi http://syriaca.org/person/1073 http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/SRP|person_1073 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. 1572 Baqufa 1638 Rome male Author Macuch, Geschichte der spät- und neusyrischen Literatur 52-53 Not the Maronite Patriarch Sarkīs al-Rizzī but his nephew.