Infobox religious biography

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The design and content of biographical infoboxes must follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy, as well as infobox and biographical style guideline. All content displayed in this template must adhere to the biographies of living persons policy if applicable. Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material must be removed immediately from the article and its infobox, especially if potentially libellous.

This template uses Lua:

This template tracks the Wikidata property:

image (P18) (see uses)

(({honorific-prefix))} (({name))} (({honorific-suffix))}
(({native_name))}
[[File:(({image))}\|frameless\|alt=(({alt))}\|upright=1]] (({caption))}
Title	(({title))}
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))}
Parent	(({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))}
Students (({students))}
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

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      = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| 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      = <!-- 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)) -->
| 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

Title	Superior General
Personal
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, India
Religion	Catholic
Nationality	Indian, 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
| 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.

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.

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
child	`child`	no description	Unknown	optional
embed	`embed`	no description	Unknown	optional
background	`background`	no description	Unknown	optional
Religion	`religion`	Religion of the person Example Jainism for Bhadrabahu	String	required
honorific prefix	`honorific prefix`	no description	Unknown	optional
pre-nominals	`pre-nominals`	no description	Unknown	optional
honorific suffix	`honorific suffix`	no description	Unknown	optional
post-nominals	`post-nominals`	no description	Unknown	optional
native_name	`native_name`	no description	Unknown	optional
native_name_lang	`native_name_lang`	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
other names	`other names`	no description	Unknown	optional
othername	`othername`	no description	Unknown	optional
alias	`alias`	no description	Unknown	optional
Birth name	`birthname` `birthname`	Name at birth; only use if different from name.	String	optional
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.	Unknown	optional
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
nationality	`nationality`	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
citizenship	`citizenship`	no description	Unknown	optional
era	`era`	no description	Unknown	optional
region	`region`	no description	Unknown	optional
denomination	`denomination`	no description	Unknown	optional
school	`school`	no description	Unknown	optional
lineage	`lineage`	no description	Unknown	optional
sect	`sect`	no description	Unknown	optional
jurisprudence	`jurisprudence`	no description	Unknown	optional
creed	`creed`	no description	Unknown	optional
movement	`movement`	no description	Unknown	optional
party	`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
teachers	`teachers`	no description	Unknown	optional
Sufi_order	`Sufi_order`	no description	Unknown	optional
known_for	`known_for`	no description	Unknown	optional
dharma_name	`dharma_name`	no description	Unknown	optional
monastic_name	`monastic_name`	no description	Unknown	optional
pen_name	`pen_name`	no description	Unknown	optional
posthumous_name	`posthumous_name`	no description	Unknown	optional
profession	`profession`	no description	Unknown	optional
occupation	`occupation`	no description	Unknown	optional
relations	`relations`	no description	Unknown	optional
birth_name	`birth_name`	no description	Unknown	optional
pronunciation	`pronunciation`	no description	Unknown	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` `death cause`	Cause of death.	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
resting place coordinates	`resting place coordinates`	no description	Unknown	optional
father	`father`	no description	Unknown	optional
mother	`mother`	no description	Unknown	optional
dynasty	`dynasty`	no description	Unknown	optional
subsect	`subsect`	no description	Unknown	optional
Madh'hab	`Madh'hab`	no description	Unknown	optional
Maddhab	`Maddhab`	no description	Unknown	optional
school_tradition	`school_tradition`	no description	Unknown	optional
political_party	`political_party`	no description	Unknown	optional
ideas	`ideas`	no description	Unknown	optional
works	`works`	no description	Unknown	optional
alma_mater	`alma_mater`	no description	Unknown	optional
other_name	`other_name`	no description	Unknown	optional
dharma_names	`dharma_names`	no description	Unknown	optional
relatives	`relatives`	no description	Unknown	optional
misc	`misc`	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
nickname	`nickname`	no description	Unknown	optional
allegiance	`allegiance`	no description	Unknown	optional
branch	`branch`	no description	Unknown	optional
serviceyears	`serviceyears`	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
awards	`awards`	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
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
footnotes	`footnotes`	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
churches	`churches`	no description	Unknown	optional
founder	`founder`	no description	Unknown	optional
philosophy	`philosophy`	no description	Unknown	optional
teacher	`teacher`	no description	Unknown	optional
guru	`guru`	no description	Unknown	optional
location	`location`	no description	Unknown	optional
period	`period`	no description	Unknown	optional
consecration	`consecration`	no description	Unknown	optional
predecessor	`predecessor`	no description	Unknown	optional
successor	`successor`	no description	Unknown	optional
reincarnation_of	`reincarnation_of`	no description	Unknown	optional
reason	`reason`	no description	Unknown	optional
disciple_of	`disciple_of`	no description	Unknown	optional
disciples	`disciples`	no description	Unknown	optional
students	`students`	no description	Unknown	optional
influences	`influences`	no description	Unknown	optional
influenced	`influenced`	no description	Unknown	optional
initiated	`initiated`	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_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
literary_works	`literary_works`	no description	Unknown	optional
ordination	`ordination`	no description	Unknown	optional
previous_post	`previous_post`	no description	Unknown	optional
present_post	`present_post`	no description	Unknown	optional
post	`post`	no description	Unknown	optional
website	`website`	no description	Unknown	optional
expand_disciples	`expand_disciples`	no description	Unknown	optional
expand_students	`expand_students`	no description	Unknown	optional
expand_influences	`expand_influences`	no description	Unknown	optional
expand_influenced	`expand_influenced`	no description	Unknown	optional
initiated_label	`initiated_label`	no description	Unknown	optional
initiation_rank	`initiation_rank`	no description	Unknown	optional
initiation_rank2	`initiation_rank2`	no description	Unknown	optional
honors	`honors`	no description	Unknown	optional
honours	`honours`	no description	Unknown	optional
free_label	`free_label`	no description	Unknown	optional
free_text	`free_text`	no description	Unknown	optional
module	`module`	no description	Unknown	optional
nocat_wdimage	`nocat_wdimage`	no description	Unknown	optional

Tracking category

Supporting template

((Greater color contrast ratio))

v t e Infoboxes for WikiProject Religion and related WikiProjects
Normal	((Infobox character)) ((Infobox Christian denomination)) ((Infobox Christian leader)) ((Infobox church)) ((Infobox clergy)) ((Infobox deity)) ((Infobox Jewish leader)) ((Infobox Latter Day Saint biography)) ((Infobox rebbe)) ((Infobox religious biography)) ((Infobox religious building)) ((Infobox religious group)) ((Infobox religious text)) ((Infobox saint))
Wikidata	((Infobox deity/Wikidata)) ((Infobox religious biography/Wikidata))
To be merged	((Infobox Hindu temple))
Wrappers	((Infobox theologian))

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Infobox religious biography/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.