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 -->}}
{{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]]}}
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.
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
birthnamebirthname
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)
