Template:Infobox saint/sandbox

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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

{{{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}}}
Cause of death	{{{death_cause}}}
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}}}
{{{module}}}

{{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      = 
| death_cause      =
| 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      = 
| module           = 
}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox saint in articles based on its TemplateData.

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
death_cause	death_cause	Cause of death. This should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability.	Unknown	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
module	module	Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one. For example, a native name of a saint	Template	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.

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using infobox saint with unknown parameters (1)

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