Eremia Chelebi

Eremia's great grandfather Sarkis Kömürjian, who was a coal dealer (Turkish: kömürcü), abandoned his properties in 1590s during the upheaval caused by the Celali rebellions like most local Armenians and migrated to western Anatolia and Thrace.

Eremia started school and was taught by Der Hovannes, the bishop of the Surp Sarkis Church in the Hisardibi neighborhood.

Eremia Chelebi became the chief clerk and advisor of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople during the term of Mardiros II (1659–60) and mediated difficult disputes between members and dignitaries of the Church.

[4] Between 2 June and 3 October 1685, Eremia Chelebi traveled to Echmiadzin as part of a diplomatic mission of the Armenian Church and also to see his son Kirkoris, who was a priest.

En route to the town, Eremia Chelebi visited the cities of Ani, Kars, and Erzurum.