ot ten st ift , ▁founded ▁by ▁Hi ber no ▁( I r ish )- Sc ots ▁Bened ict ine ▁mon ks ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 4 1 8 , ▁the ▁Duke ▁Albert ▁V ▁of ▁Austria ▁transferred ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁German - spe aking ▁Bened ict ine ▁mon ks ▁from ▁the ▁Mel k ▁Ab bey ▁during ▁the ▁Mel ker ▁Reform ▁initi ated ▁after ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Const ance . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Bas il ica ▁Minor ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Sch ot ten kirche ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Fre y ung ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁district ▁of ▁Vienna ' s ▁Inn ere ▁Stadt . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Irish ▁mission aries ▁out ▁of ▁monaster ies ▁in ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Scotland ▁( I ro - Sch ot ten , ▁Hi ber no - Sc ott ish ) ▁were ▁instrument al ▁in ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁Christian ity ▁in ▁Cont inental ▁Europe ▁during ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁Of ▁special ▁importance ▁in ▁Austria ▁is ▁Saint ▁Kol oman ▁of ▁Sto cker au ▁( of ▁Mel k ) ▁killed ▁near ▁Vienna ▁in ▁ 1 0 1 2 . ▁This ▁Irish ▁mon k ▁of ▁royal ▁line age ▁killed ▁at ▁Sto cker au ▁while ▁on ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁Jerusalem ▁has ▁been ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁Austria ▁until ▁ 1 6 6 3 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁I ro ▁- Sch ot ten ▁Mon