Template:Infobox saint

{{{honorific_prefix}}}

{{{name}}}

{{{honorific_suffix}}}
{{{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}}}
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}}}

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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

{{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 = 
| 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 = 
}}

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox saint

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
name	`name`	Name under which the saint is venerated or best known. This should usually be the same as the article name.	String	required
image	`image`	An icon, statue, etc. Use the name of the image file only; do not include "File:" (formerly "Image:").	File	optional
imagesize	`imagesize` `image_size`	Width of the image. Use appropriate units, e.g. 150px for 150 pixels. If this parameter is omitted, 250px will be used.	String	optional
alt	`alt`	Alt text for the image, for visually impaired readers. See [[WP:ALT]]. It should be specified if '''image''' is specified.	String	optional
caption	`caption`	Caption for image, if felt useful.	String	optional
titles	`titles`	Title/s under which saint is venerated. See the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saints/Style Guidelines#Terms and Titles\|Style Guidelines]] for a definition of titles.	String	optional
birth_date	`birth_date`	Date of birth. Can be approximate.	Date	optional
birth_place	`birth_place`	Place of birth, if known.	String	optional
home_town	`home_town`	no description	String	optional
residence	`residence`	no description	String	optional
death_date	`death_date`	Date of death. Can be approximate.	Date	optional
death_place	`death_place`	Place of death, if known.	String	optional
feast_day	`feast_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).	Date	optional
honored_in	`honored_in` `honoured_in` `venerated_in`	Denomination/s that recognize the saint.	String	optional
beatified_date	`beatified_date`	Date of beatification (if applicable).	Date	optional
beatified_place	`beatified_place`	Place where beatification announced (if applicable).	String	optional
beatified_by	`beatified_by`	Authority for beatification. (In Catholicism, this will be a Pope.)	String	optional
canonized_date	`canonized_date`	Date of canonization (if applicable).	Date	optional
canonized_place	`canonized_place`	Place of solemn canonization/glorification.	String	optional
canonized_by	`canonized_by`	Authority for canonization. In Catholicism, this will be a Pope; in Orthodoxy, usually a synod.	String	optional
major_shrine	`major_shrine`	e.g. site where saint's relics or principal icon held.	String	optional
attributes	`attributes`	Standard iconographic elements: pontifical, episcopal insignia etc, tools of martyrdom, etc.	String	optional
patronage	`patronage`	Trades, occupations, places, diseases, etc.	String	optional
issues	`issues`	e.g. controversies about or associated with the saint.	String	optional
suppressed_date	`suppressed_date`	Date when cult associated with this saint suppressed (Catholicism).	Date	optional
suppressed_by	`suppressed_by`	Pope under whose authority the saint was removed from official veneration.	String	optional
influences	`influences`	no description	String	optional
tradition	`tradition`	no description	String	optional
influenced	`influenced`	no description	String	optional
major_works	`major_works`	no description	String	optional

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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