Saint Coloman of Stockerau | |
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 Sarcophagus of St. Coloman in the church of Melk Abbey | |
| Born | 10th century Ireland |
| Died | October 18, 1012 Stockerau |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Abbey of Melk |
| Feast | October 13 |
| Attributes | pilgrim's hat and dress, rope in his hand; hanging on a gibbet; tongs and rod; book and maniple |
| Patronage | Austria; Melk; patron of hanged men, horned cattle, and horses; invoked against plague and for husbands by marriageable girls; invoked against hanging; invoked against gout; patron of innocents persecuted as spies.[1] |
Coloman of Stockerau (Irish: Colmán; Latin: Colomannus; died 18 October 1012) was an Irish saint. While on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he was mistaken for a spy and hanged near Vienna.
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