Template:Infobox saint/doc

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To use this template, copy the wikitext below and paste it in the "Veneration" section of the article. If the article is not divided into sections, it should be placed on top. Then, fill out the data fields. You can omit any unused fields.

Usage

{{{honorific_prefix}}}

{{{name}}}

{{{honorific_suffix}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1]]
{{{caption}}}
{{{titles}}}
Born{{{birth_date}}}
{{{birth_place}}}
Hometown{{{home_town}}}
Residence{{{residence}}}
Died{{{death_date}}}
{{{death_place}}}
Cause of death{{{death_cause}}}
Venerated in{{{venerated_in}}}
Beatified{{{beatified_date}}}, {{{beatified_place}}} by {{{beatified_by}}}
Canonized{{{canonized_date}}}, {{{canonized_place}}} by {{{canonized_by}}}
Major shrine{{{major_shrine}}}
Feast{{{feast_day}}}
Attributes{{{attributes}}}
Patronage{{{patronage}}}
Controversy{{{issues}}}
Catholic cult suppressed
{{{suppressed_date}}} by {{{suppressed_by}}}
Influences{{{influences}}}
Influenced{{{influenced}}}
Tradition or genre
{{{tradition}}}
Major works{{{major_works}}}
{{{module}}}
{{Infobox saint
| honorific_prefix = 
| name             = 
| honorific_suffix = 
| image            = 
| imagesize        = 
| alt              = 
| caption          = 
| titles           = 
| birth_name       = 
| birth_date       = 
| birth_place      = 
| home_town        = 
| residence        = 
| death_date       = 
| death_place      = 
| death_cause      =
| venerated_in     = 
| beatified_date   = 
| beatified_place  = 
| beatified_by     = 
| canonized_date   = 
| canonized_place  = 
| canonized_by     = 
| major_shrine     = 
| feast_day        = 
| attributes       = 
| patronage        = 
| issues           = 
| suppressed_date  = 
| suppressed_by    = 
| influences       = 
| influenced       = 
| tradition        = 
| major_works      = 
| module           = 
}}

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox saint

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
namename

Name under which the saint is venerated or best known. This should usually be the same as the article name.

Stringrequired
imageimage

An icon, statue, etc. Use the name of the image file only; do not include "File:" (formerly "Image:").

Fileoptional
imagesizeimagesize image_size

Width of the image. Use appropriate units, e.g. 150px for 150 pixels. If this parameter is omitted, 250px will be used.

Stringoptional
altalt

Alt text for the image, for visually impaired readers. See [[WP:ALT]]. It should be specified if '''image''' is specified.

Stringoptional
captioncaption

Caption for image, if felt useful.

Stringoptional
titlestitles

Title/s under which saint is venerated. See the [[OODA WIKI:WikiProject Saints/Style Guidelines#Terms and titles|Style Guidelines]] for a definition of titles.

Stringoptional
birth_datebirth_date

Date of birth. Can be approximate.

Dateoptional
birth_placebirth_place

Place of birth, if known.

Stringoptional
home_townhome_town

no description

Stringoptional
residenceresidence

no description

Stringoptional
death_datedeath_date

Date of death. Can be approximate.

Dateoptional
death_placedeath_place

Place of death, if known.

Stringoptional
death_causedeath_cause

Cause of death. This should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability.

Unknownoptional
feast_dayfeast_day

Saint's principal feast day. Catholic and Orthodox calendars as well as that of other denominations often have different dates for the same saint. If a saint is venerated by more than one denomination, it would be good to indicate which days belong to which. E.g., for St. John the Apostle: 27 December (Catholic), 8 May (Orthodox).

Dateoptional
honored_inhonored_in honoured_in venerated_in

Denomination/s that recognize the saint.

Stringoptional
beatified_datebeatified_date

Date of beatification (if applicable).

Dateoptional
beatified_placebeatified_place

Place where beatification announced (if applicable).

Stringoptional
beatified_bybeatified_by

Authority for beatification. (In Catholicism, this will be a Pope.)

Stringoptional
canonized_datecanonized_date

Date of canonization (if applicable).

Dateoptional
canonized_placecanonized_place

Place of solemn canonization/glorification.

Stringoptional
canonized_bycanonized_by

Authority for canonization. In Catholicism, this will be a Pope; in Orthodoxy, usually a synod.

Stringoptional
major_shrinemajor_shrine

e.g. site where saint's relics or principal icon held.

Stringoptional
attributesattributes

Standard iconographic elements: pontifical, episcopal insignia etc, tools of martyrdom, etc.

Stringoptional
patronagepatronage

Trades, occupations, places, diseases, etc.

Stringoptional
issuesissues

e.g. controversies about or associated with the saint.

Stringoptional
suppressed_datesuppressed_date

Date when cult associated with this saint suppressed (Catholicism).

Dateoptional
suppressed_bysuppressed_by

Pope under whose authority the saint was removed from official veneration.

Stringoptional
influencesinfluences

no description

Stringoptional
traditiontradition

no description

Stringoptional
influencedinfluenced

no description

Stringoptional
major_worksmajor_works

no description

Stringoptional
modulemodule

Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one. For example, a native name of a saint

Templateoptional

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

  • adr
  • agent
  • bday
  • birthplace
  • category
  • country-name
  • deathdate
  • deathplace
  • extended-address
  • family-name
  • fn (required)
  • given-name
  • honorific-prefix
  • honorific-suffix
  • label
  • locality
  • n
  • nickname
  • note
  • org
  • role
  • url
  • vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

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