[1][2] Rizari brothers were born in the village of Monodendri of Zagori region (Epirus).
Manthos Rizaris, the elder brother, moved to Moscow, in order to work in his uncle's trading business.
With their financial aid helped: the poor, the orphans, the ones that suffered because of the armed conflicts that took place during this period.
At 1837 George Rizaris settled in Athens, his goal was to found a Religious Institution in the newly formed Greek state that would prepare educated priests.
The school continues to function as a religious and educational institution today and it is based in Halandri, Athens.