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Coloman of Stockerau
Iro-Scottish monk patron saint of Austria until 1663
SaintResearchedIrelandPre-congregation
Feast: 17 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1000
Died
13 October 1012
verified
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Coloman (Colman) was an Irish pilgrim on his way to Jerusalem who was martyred near Vienna on 13 October 1012. He is one of the patrons of Austria.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
An Irish pilgrim who died a martyr on the road to Jerusalem.
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - St. Colman
- Wikidata Q645884 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Coloman of Stockerau (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.