![[Saint Colman of Stockerau]](saintc3f.jpg "30kb jpg detail of Saint Colman, from 'The Austrian Saints' by Albrecht Durer, 1515-17, woodcut, British Museum, London; if you have information about this image, please email me; please do not write to ask about the image")
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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.
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