Br. Nathan Cochran, OSB

Br. Nathan M. Cochran (1957-2014) was a monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, who served as the Emperor Karl League of Prayer Delegate for the USA / Canada for nearly a decade. 

In 2004, he worked at Vatican City as the special secretary for the Beatification of Emperor Karl I of Austria. He coordinated and organized the various beatification celebrations in Rome and wrote, edited, and oversaw the translation, printing, and distribution of various publications and press releases in eleven different languages. Among his most important responsibilities was the delivery of Emperor Karl’s relic to the Vatican—a duty he treasured as the greatest honor of his life. The ceremony in Saint Peter’s Square was attended by over 75,000 people, and was the last major public event celebrated by Pope Saint John Paul II.

He curated an exhibit at The Saint Vincent Gallery, “Karl I: The Peace Emperor, The Last Habsburg Emperor of Austria-Hungary” (2002), served as a contributor and on-camera expert for “Karl: The Last Habsburg Emperor,” a documentary produced by George Lucas to accompany the DVD release of The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, 2007. Brother Nathan received the Signum Memoriae Civilian Medal of Honor from H.I.R.H. Otto von Habsburg, Archduke and Crown Prince of Austria and King of Hungary. It was the first time the medal has been bestowed since 1898, and was presented in honor of Archduke Otto’s 95th birthday.