Template:Infobox religious biography/doc

{{{honorific-prefix}}}

{{{name}}}

{{{honorific-suffix}}}
{{{native_name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1]]
{{{caption}}}
Title {{{title}}}
Other names {{{other_names}}}
Personal
Born
{{{birth_name}}}

{{{birth_date}}}
{{{birth_place}}}
Died {{{death_date}}}
{{{death_place}}}
Resting place {{{resting_place}}}
{{{resting_place_coordinates}}}
Religion {{{religion}}}
Nationality {{{nationality}}}
Flourished {{{flourished}}}
Home town {{{home_town}}}
Spouse {{{spouse}}}
Children {{{children}}}
Parents {{{parents}}}
Denomination {{{denomination}}}
School {{{school}}}
Lineage {{{lineage}}}
Sect {{{sect}}}
{{{subsect}}}
Notable work(s) {{{works}}}
Alma mater {{{alma_mater}}}
Other names {{{other_names}}}
Dharma names {{{dharma_names}}}
Monastic name {{{monastic_name}}}
Pen name {{{pen_name}}}
Posthumous name {{{posthumous_name}}}
Profession {{{profession}}}
Signature [[File:{{{signature}}}|150px]]
Military service
Rank {{{rank}}}
Temple {{{temple}}}
Order {{{order}}}
Institute {{{institute}}}
Church {{{church}}}
Senior posting
Teacher {{{teacher}}}
Based in {{{location}}}
Period in office {{{period}}}
Consecration {{{consecration}}}
Predecessor {{{predecessor}}}
Successor {{{successor}}}
Reincarnation {{{reincarnation_of}}}
Reason for exit {{{reason}}}
Initiation {{{initiation}}}
Ordination {{{ordination}}}
Profession {{{profession}}}
Previous post {{{previous_post}}}
Present post {{{present_post}}}
Post {{{post}}}
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 Edit

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
| honorific-prefix = 
| name             = 
| honorific-suffix = 
| native_name      = 
| native_name_lang = 
| image            = 
| alt              = 
| caption          = 
| religion         = 
| denomination     = 
| school           = 
| lineage          = 
| sect             = 
| subsect          = 
| temple           = 
| order            = 
| institute        =
| church           = <!-- or: |churches = --> 
| founder          =
| philosophy       =
| known_for        =
| education        =
| alma_mater       =
| other_names      = <!-- or: | other_name = -->
| dharma_names     = <!-- or: | dharma_name = -->
| monastic_name    = 
| pen_name         = 
| posthumous_name  = 
| nationality      = 
| flourished       =
| home_town        = 
| birth_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      =
| resting_place    = 
| resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|latitude|longitude|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} -->
| spouse           = 
| partner          =
| children         = 
| parents          = 
| mother           =
| father           =
| location         = 
| title            = 
| period           = 
| consecration     = 
| predecessor      = 
| successor        = 
| reason           = 
| rank             = 
| teacher          = <!-- or | guru = -->
| reincarnation_of = 
| students         = <!-- or | disciples = -->
| initiated        =
| works            = <!-- or | literary_works = -->
| ordination       = 
| initiation       = 
| initiation_date  =
| initiation_place =
| initiator        =
| profession       = 
| previous_post    = 
| present_post     = 
| post             = 
| website          = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| signature        = 
| background       = <!-- optional header background color -->
}}

Usage Edit

Jain monk Edit

{{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 = 
}}

Example Edit

Mother Teresa of Calcutta
An image of Mother Teresa wearing a white head covering with blue stripes
Title Superior General
Personal
Born
Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu

(1910-08-26)August 26, 1910
Died September 5, 1997(1997-09-05) (aged 87)
Religion Catholic
Nationality Indian, Albanian
Ethnicity Albanian
Institute Missionaries of Charity
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 = [[Missionaries of Charity]]
| nationality = Indian, Albanian
| ethnicity = Albanian
| 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]], [[India]]
| title = Superior General
| period = 1950–1997
| successor = [[Sister Nirmala|Nirmala Joshi]]
}}

Notes Edit

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 Edit

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 Edit

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 Edit

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.

Tracking category Edit

Supporting template Edit

Template:Religious infoboxes