Template:Infobox religious biography

Infobox religious biography

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{{{honorific_prefix}}} {{{name}}} {{{honorific_suffix}}}
{{{native_name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1]] {{{caption}}}
Title	{{{title}}}
Personal life
Born	{{{birth_name}}} {{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}}
Died	{{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}}
Resting place	{{{resting_place}}} {{{resting_place_coordinates}}}
Flourished	{{{flourished}}}
Home town	{{{home_town}}}
Spouse	{{{spouse}}}
Children	{{{children}}}
Parent	{{{parents}}}
Notable work	{{{notable_works}}}
Education	{{{education}}}
Other name	{{{other_names}}}
Pen name	{{{pen_name}}}
Posthumous name	{{{posthumous_name}}}
Signature	[[File:{{{signature}}}|150px|class=skin-invert-image]]
Religious life
Religion	{{{religion}}}
Denomination	{{{denomination}}}
Temple	{{{temple}}}
Order	{{{order}}}
Institute	{{{institute}}}
Church	{{{church}}}
School	{{{school}}}
Lineage	{{{lineage}}}
Sect	{{{sect}}} {{{subsect}}}
Dharma name	{{{dharma_name}}}
Monastic name	{{{monastic_name}}}
Profession	{{{profession}}}
Ordination	{{{ordination}}}
Consecration	{{{consecration}}}
Initiation	{{{initiation}}}
Senior posting
Teacher	{{{teacher}}}
Based in	{{{location}}}
Present post	{{{present_post}}}
Post	{{{post}}}
Period in office	{{{period}}}
Predecessor	{{{predecessor}}}
Successor	{{{successor}}}
Reason for exit	{{{reason}}}
Previous post	{{{previous_post}}}
Reincarnation	{{{reincarnation_of}}}
Students {{{students}}}
Military service
Rank	{{{rank}}}
Website	{{{website}}}

This template can be used to provide comparative at-a-glance information on biographies of religious figures. It is not intended to be used for mythological figures (consider using other infoboxes for them like {{Infobox character}}). It is not intended to be used for biographies not having any religion (consider using other infobox for them like {{Infobox philosopher}}).

Full syntax

All fields are optional, and any unused fields should be removed; if omitted, the name will be inferred from the page title.

{{Infobox religious biography
| background       = <!-- optional header background color -->
| honorific_prefix = 
| name             = 
| honorific_suffix = 
| native_name      = 
| native_name_lang = 
| image            = 
| alt              = 
| caption          = 
| title            = 
| birth_name       = <!-- Only if different from name -->
| birth_date       = <!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} or, if deceased, {{birth date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| birth_place      = 
| death_date       = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| death_place      = 
| death_cause      = <!-- should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability -->
| resting_place    = 
| resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|latitude|longitude|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} -->
| flourished       = 
| home_town        = 
| spouse           = 
| partner          = 
| children         = 
| parents          = 
| mother           = 
| father           = 
| notable_works    = 
| education        = 
| known_for        = 
| other_names      = 
| pen_name         = 
| posthumous_name  = 
| occupation       = 
| relatives        = 
| misc             = 
| honors           = 
| signature        = 
| religion         = 
| denomination     = 
| temple           = 
| order            = 
| institute        = 
| church           = 
| founder          = 
| philosophy       = 
| school           = 
| lineage          = 
| sect             = 
| subsect          = 
| dharma_name      = 
| monastic_name    = 
| profession       = 
| ordination       = 
| consecration     = 
| initiation       = 
| initiation_date  = 
| initiation_place = 
| initiator        = 
| teacher          = 
| location         = 
| previous_post    = 
| present_post     = 
| post             = 
| period           = 
| predecessor      = 
| successor        = 
| reason           = 
| reincarnation_of = 
| students         = 
| initiated        = 
| rank             = 
| website          = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
}}

Usage

Jain monk

{{Infobox religious biography
| honorific_prefix = 
| honorific_suffix = 
| image = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| religion = [[Jainism]]
| sect = [[Digambara]] / [[Svetambara]]
| subsect = 
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| father = 
| mother = 
| predecessor = 
| successor = 
| teacher = 
| disciples = 
| work = 
| initiation_rank = 
| initiation_name = 
| initiation_date = 
| initiation_place = 
| initiator = 
| initiation_rank2 = 
| initiation_name2 = 
| initiation_date2 = 
| initiation_place2 = 
| initiator2 = 
| website =
}}

Jewish leader

{{Infobox Jewish leader
| religion         = [[Judaism]] 
| honorific_prefix = 
| name             = 
| native_name      = 
| native-name-lang = 
| honorific_suffix = 
| title            = 
| image            = 
| caption          = 
| synagogue        = 
| position         = 
| yeshiva          = 
| organisation     = 
| began            = 
| ended            = 
| main_work        = 
| predecessor      = 
| successor        = 
| other_post       = 
<!---------- Personal details ---------->
| birth_name       = 
| birth_date       = 
| birth_place      = 
| death_date       = 
| death_place      = 
| yahrtzeit        = 
| burial_place     = 
| denomination     = 
| residence        = 
| dynasty          = 
| parents          = 
| father           = 
| mother           = 
| spouse           = 
| children         = 
| occupation       = 
| profession       = 
| education        = 
| semicha          = 
| signature        = 
}}

Example

Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Title	Superior General
Personal life
Born	Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (1910-08-26)August 26, 1910 Üsküb, Ottoman Empire (now Skopje, North Macedonia)
Died	September 5, 1997(1997-09-05) (aged 87) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Religious life
Religion	Catholic
Institute	Sisters of Loreto (1928–1948) Missionaries of Charity (from 1950)
Senior posting
Period in office	1950–1997
Successor	Nirmala Joshi

{{Infobox religious biography
| background = royalblue
| name = Mother Teresa of Calcutta
| image = MotherTeresa 090.jpg
| alt = An image of Mother Teresa wearing a white head covering with blue stripes
| religion = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]
| institute = {{unbulleted list|[[Sisters of Loreto]] (1928–1948)|[[Missionaries of Charity]] (from 1950)}}
| birth_name = Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu
| birth_date = {{birth date|1910|8|26}}
| birth_place = {{longitem|[[Üsküb]], [[Ottoman Empire]] (now [[Skopje]], [[North Macedonia]])}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1997|9|5|1910|8|26}}
| death_place = [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| title = Superior General
| period = 1950–1997
| successor = [[Sister Nirmala|Nirmala Joshi]]
}}

Notes

Separate multiple values using {{plainlist}} or {{flatlist}}.

To use the US-style "MM DD, YYYY" date format in date-producing templates, omit |df=y.

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 Template:URL, specifying the url as the value of unnamed param 1; example:

{{URL|1=https://www.somedomain.com/foo/bar?q=weird_stuff&xyz=more_stuff}}.

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.

TemplateData

TemplateData

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox religious biography in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox religious biography

Creates an infobox for biographies of religious figures. All contents of this infobox must be referenced with a reliable source in the body of the article as per [[WP:V]]; content must also adhere to [[MOS:INFOBOX]] and [[MOS:BLP]]. Separate multiple values using {{plainlist}} or {{flatlist}}.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	Character name to display in top header (default = PAGENAME).	String	optional
Image	image	Image of the character. "File:" and wikilinking is not required. i.e. use {{para|image|Example.png}}.	File	optional
Image upright	image_upright	The image size defaults to frameless (220px). The size should not be set to a value that would result in an image width greater than 270px. See [[#Calculating "image_upright"|help below]] for guidance on determining the value to be used.	String	optional
Alt	alt	Alt text for image per [[WP:MOSALT]].	String	optional
Caption	caption	A caption explaining the image.	String	optional
Religion	religion	Religion of the person Example Jainism for Bhadrabahu	String	required
Birth date	birth_date	Date of birth: {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. If only a year of birth is known, or age as of a certain date, consider using Template:birth year and age or Template:birth based on age as of date. Do not use if year of birth before 1583. Example {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}}	Content	suggested
Birth place	birth_place	Place of birth: city, administrative region, sovereign state. Use the name of the birthplace at the time of birth, e.g.: Saigon (prior to 1976), Ho Chi Minh City (post 1976). Do not use a flag template.	String	optional
Death date	death_date	Date of death: {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (if birth date is known) or Template:death date (if birth date unknown). See Template:Death date/doc for details on usage. If exact dates are unknown, consider using Template:death year and age.	Unknown	optional
Death place	death_place	Place of death: city, administrative region, sovereign state. Note: Do not use a flag template. Use the name of the deathplace at the time of death, e.g.: Saigon (prior to 1976), Ho Chi Minh City (post 1976)	String	optional
Death cause	death_cause	Cause of death.	Unknown	optional
child	child embed	no description	Unknown	optional
background	background	no description	Unknown	optional
honorific_prefix	honorific_prefix	no description	Unknown	optional
honorific_suffix	honorific_suffix	no description	Unknown	optional
native_name	native_name	no description	Unknown	optional
native_name_lang	native_name_lang	no description	Unknown	optional
image_size	image_size	no description	Unknown	optional
module0	module0	no description	Unknown	optional
office1	office1	no description	Unknown	optional
term1	term1	no description	Unknown	optional
term_start1	term_start1	no description	Unknown	optional
term_end1	term_end1	no description	Unknown	optional
predecessor1	predecessor1	no description	Unknown	optional
successor1	successor1	no description	Unknown	optional
office2	office2	no description	Unknown	optional
term2	term2	no description	Unknown	optional
term_start2	term_start2	no description	Unknown	optional
term_end2	term_end2	no description	Unknown	optional
predecessor2	predecessor2	no description	Unknown	optional
successor2	successor2	no description	Unknown	optional
office3	office3	no description	Unknown	optional
term3	term3	no description	Unknown	optional
term_start3	term_start3	no description	Unknown	optional
term_end3	term_end3	no description	Unknown	optional
predecessor3	predecessor3	no description	Unknown	optional
successor3	successor3	no description	Unknown	optional
office4	office4	no description	Unknown	optional
term4	term4	no description	Unknown	optional
term_start4	term_start4	no description	Unknown	optional
term_end4	term_end4	no description	Unknown	optional
predecessor4	predecessor4	no description	Unknown	optional
successor4	successor4	no description	Unknown	optional
title	title	no description	Unknown	optional
official_name	official_name	no description	Unknown	optional
birth_name	birth_name	no description	Unknown	optional
pronunciation	pronunciation	no description	Unknown	optional
cremation_place	cremation_place	no description	Unknown	optional
resting_place	resting_place	no description	Unknown	optional
resting_place_coordinates	resting_place_coordinates	no description	Unknown	optional
burial_place	burial_place	no description	Unknown	optional
burial_date	burial_date	no description	Unknown	optional
flourished	flourished	no description	Unknown	optional
home_town	home_town	no description	Unknown	optional
partner	partner	no description	Unknown	optional
spouse	spouse	no description	Unknown	optional
children	children	no description	Unknown	optional
parents	parents	no description	Unknown	optional
father	father	no description	Unknown	optional
mother	mother	no description	Unknown	optional
citizenship	citizenship	no description	Unknown	optional
era	era	no description	Unknown	optional
dynasty	dynasty	no description	Unknown	optional
region	region	no description	Unknown	optional
political_party	political_party	no description	Unknown	optional
main_interests	main_interests	no description	Unknown	optional
notable_ideas	notable_ideas	no description	Unknown	optional
notable_works	notable_works	no description	Unknown	optional
education	education	no description	Unknown	optional
known_for	known_for	no description	Unknown	optional
other_names	other_names	no description	Unknown	optional
pen_name	pen_name	no description	Unknown	optional
posthumous_name	posthumous_name	no description	Unknown	optional
occupation	occupation	no description	Unknown	optional
relations	relations	no description	Unknown	optional
relatives	relatives	no description	Unknown	optional
misc	misc	no description	Unknown	optional
honors	honors	no description	Unknown	optional
honours	honours	no description	Unknown	optional
signature	signature	no description	Unknown	optional
signature_size	signature_size	no description	Unknown	optional
signature_alt	signature_alt	no description	Unknown	optional
denomination	denomination	no description	Unknown	optional
temple	temple	no description	Unknown	optional
order	order	no description	Unknown	optional
institute	institute	no description	Unknown	optional
church	church	no description	Unknown	optional
founder	founder	no description	Unknown	optional
philosophy	philosophy	no description	Unknown	optional
school	school	no description	Unknown	optional
lineage	lineage	no description	Unknown	optional
sect	sect	no description	Unknown	optional
subsect	subsect	no description	Unknown	optional
jurisprudence	jurisprudence	no description	Unknown	optional
teachers	teachers	no description	Unknown	optional
tariqa	tariqa	no description	Unknown	optional
creed	creed	no description	Unknown	optional
movement	movement	no description	Unknown	optional
dharma_name	dharma_name	no description	Unknown	optional
monastic_name	monastic_name	no description	Unknown	optional
profession	profession	no description	Unknown	optional
ordination	ordination	no description	Unknown	optional
consecration	consecration	no description	Unknown	optional
initiation_rank	initiation_rank	no description	Unknown	optional
initiation	initiation	no description	Unknown	optional
initiation_name	initiation_name	no description	Unknown	optional
initiation_date	initiation_date	no description	Unknown	optional
initiation_place	initiation_place	no description	Unknown	optional
initiator	initiator	no description	Unknown	optional
initiation_rank2	initiation_rank2	no description	Unknown	optional
initiation_name2	initiation_name2	no description	Unknown	optional
initiation_date2	initiation_date2	no description	Unknown	optional
initiation_place2	initiation_place2	no description	Unknown	optional
initiator2	initiator2	no description	Unknown	optional
teacher	teacher	no description	Unknown	optional
location	location	no description	Unknown	optional
present_post	present_post	no description	Unknown	optional
post	post	no description	Unknown	optional
period	period	no description	Unknown	optional
predecessor	predecessor	no description	Unknown	optional
successor	successor	no description	Unknown	optional
reason	reason	no description	Unknown	optional
previous_post	previous_post	no description	Unknown	optional
reincarnation_of	reincarnation_of	no description	Unknown	optional
disciple_of	disciple_of	no description	Unknown	optional
disciples	disciples	no description	Unknown	optional
expand_disciples	expand_disciples	no description	Unknown	optional
students	students	no description	Unknown	optional
expand_students	expand_students	no description	Unknown	optional
initiated_label	initiated_label	no description	Unknown	optional
initiated	initiated	no description	Unknown	optional
influences	influences	no description	Unknown	optional
expand_influences	expand_influences	no description	Unknown	optional
influenced	influenced	no description	Unknown	optional
expand_influenced	expand_influenced	no description	Unknown	optional
awards	awards	no description	Unknown	optional
position	position	no description	Unknown	optional
synagogue	synagogue	no description	Unknown	optional
yeshiva	yeshiva	no description	Unknown	optional
organization	organization	no description	Unknown	optional
organisation	organisation	no description	Unknown	optional
began	began	no description	Unknown	optional
ended	ended	no description	Unknown	optional
main_work	main_work	no description	Unknown	optional
other_post	other_post	no description	Unknown	optional
yahrtzeit	yahrtzeit	no description	Unknown	optional
residence	residence	no description	Unknown	optional
semicha	semicha	no description	Unknown	optional
nickname	nickname	no description	Unknown	optional
allegiance	allegiance	no description	Unknown	optional
branch	branch	no description	Unknown	optional
service_years	service_years	no description	Unknown	optional
rank	rank	no description	Unknown	optional
unit	unit	no description	Unknown	optional
commands	commands	no description	Unknown	optional
battles	battles	no description	Unknown	optional
mawards	mawards	no description	Unknown	optional
military_blank1	military_blank1	no description	Unknown	optional
military_data1	military_data1	no description	Unknown	optional
military_blank2	military_blank2	no description	Unknown	optional
military_data2	military_data2	no description	Unknown	optional
military_blank3	military_blank3	no description	Unknown	optional
military_data3	military_data3	no description	Unknown	optional
military_blank4	military_blank4	no description	Unknown	optional
military_data4	military_data4	no description	Unknown	optional
military_blank5	military_blank5	no description	Unknown	optional
military_data5	military_data5	no description	Unknown	optional
module	module	no description	Unknown	optional
module1	module1	no description	Unknown	optional
module2	module2	no description	Unknown	optional
module3	module3	no description	Unknown	optional
module4	module4	no description	Unknown	optional
module5	module5	no description	Unknown	optional
website	website	no description	Unknown	optional
footnotes	footnotes	no description	Unknown	optional
nocat_wdimage	nocat_wdimage	no description	Unknown	optional

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using infobox religious biography with unknown parameters (0)
• Category:Pages using infobox religious biography with conflicting parameters (0)
• Category:Pages using religious biography with multiple nickname parameters (408)
• Category:Pages using infobox religious biography without religion parameter (0)

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