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}}}
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}}}
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

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). 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
| 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

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 = 
}}

Example

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

(1910-08-26)August 26, 1910
DiedSeptember 5, 1997(1997-09-05) (aged 87)
ReligionCatholic
NationalityIndian, Albanian
EthnicityAlbanian
InstituteMissionaries of Charity
Senior posting
Period in office1950–1997
SuccessorNirmala 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

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 {{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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