Also known as Colman; Colman of Melk; Coloman of Stockerau; Coloman of Melk; Colomannus Patronage against hanging, against plague, Austria, hanged men, horned cattle, horses, plague Born in the British Isles, exact location undetermined Died hanged in October 1012 at Stockerau, Austria Memorial 13 October Profile May have been of noble or royal birth. Monk. While on a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands, Colman was stopped by the Viennese on suspicion of being a Moravian spy; there was continual fighting between Austria, Moravia and Bohemia, and a stranger who spoke no German was immediately suspect. With no evidence other than being a stranger, he was convicted of espionage, tortured, and hanged with two thieves. In the tradition of the time, the bodies were left to rot as a warning to others. Colman's body hung there for 18 months, incorrupt, and untouched by animals. Miracles were reported at the site, including the scaffolding taking root and putting out branches. In 1015, bishop Megingard transferred his relics to Melk where they were entombed in an abbey on the Danube. The tomb became a site of miracles, and four popes have granted indulgences to those who call on his intercession. There is an annual blessing of horses and cattle held at Melk and near Fussen on his feast. Representation monk hanged on a gibbet; monk with tongs and rod; pilgrim monk carrying a rope; priest with a book and maniple. Source: http://www.catholic-forum.com

St. Colman was an Irish Saint who was destin to regin greater than his father which caused his father to try to kill him, so his mother ran away and give birht at a stream, and let him live with monks. Later when he want to be baptized the stream he was baptized in was heald from death.