Editing Columbanus (section)

==Veneration==
[[File:Bobbio-abbazia di san colombano-cripta3.jpg|thumb|Remains of Columbanus, [[Bobbio Abbey]] crypt]]
The remains of Columbanus are preserved in the crypt at [[Bobbio Abbey]]. Many miracles have been credited to his intercession. In 1482, the relics were placed in a new shrine and laid beneath the altar of the crypt. The sacristy at Bobbio possesses a portion of the skull of Columbanus, his knife, wooden cup, bell, and an ancient water vessel, formerly containing sacred relics and said to have been given to him by [[Pope Gregory I]]. According to some authorities, twelve teeth of Columbanus were taken from the tomb in the fifteenth century and kept in the treasury, but these have since disappeared.<ref name="stokes-183">Stokes, p. 183.</ref>

Columbanus is named in the ''[[Roman Martyrology]]'' on 23 November, which is his feast day in Ireland. His feast is observed by the Benedictines on 21 November. In art, Columbanus is represented bearded, bearing the monastic cowl, holding in his hand a book with an Irish [[satchel (bag)|satchel]], and standing in the midst of wolves. Sometimes he is depicted in the attitude of taming a bear, or with sun-beams over his head.<ref name="husenheth">Husenheth, p. 33.</ref>

The [[Bishop of Hereford]], [[John Oliver (bishop)|John Oliver]], suggested Columbanus as a patron of motorcyclists because of his extensive travels through Europe during his lifetime. His patronage was declared by [[Holy See|the Vatican]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cavanaugh |first1=Ray |title=The patron of bikers: an early medieval monk named Columban |url=https://aleteia.org/2017/11/23/the-patron-of-bikers-an-early-medieval-monk/ |access-date=17 September 2023 |work=[[Aleteia]] |date=23 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref>