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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}}).
{{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]]
}}
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TemplateData for Infobox religious biography
Creates an infobox for biographies of religious figures.
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This template has custom formatting.
ਮਾਪਦੰਡ
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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
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optional
background
background
no description
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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
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optional
honorific suffix
honorific suffix
no description
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optional
post-nominals
post-nominals
no description
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optional
native_name
native_name
no description
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optional
native_name_lang
native_name_lang
no description
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optional
native name lang
native name lang
no description
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optional
image_size
image_size
no description
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optional
module0
module0
no description
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office1
office1
no description
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term1
term1
no description
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term_start1
term_start1
no description
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term_end1
term_end1
no description
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predecessor1
predecessor1
no description
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optional
successor1
successor1
no description
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optional
office2
office2
no description
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optional
term2
term2
no description
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term_start2
term_start2
no description
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term_end2
term_end2
no description
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optional
predecessor2
predecessor2
no description
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optional
successor2
successor2
no description
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optional
office3
office3
no description
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optional
term3
term3
no description
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optional
term_start3
term_start3
no description
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optional
term_end3
term_end3
no description
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predecessor3
predecessor3
no description
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optional
successor3
successor3
no description
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optional
office4
office4
no description
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optional
term4
term4
no description
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optional
term_start4
term_start4
no description
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optional
term_end4
term_end4
no description
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optional
predecessor4
predecessor4
no description
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optional
successor4
successor4
no description
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optional
title
title
no description
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optional
official_name
official_name
no description
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optional
other names
other names
no description
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optional
othername
othername
no description
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optional
alias
alias
no description
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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
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optional
home_town
home_town
no description
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optional
partner
partner
no description
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optional
spouse
spouse
no description
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optional
children
children
no description
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optional
parents
parents
no description
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optional
citizenship
citizenship
no description
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era
era
no description
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region
region
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denomination
denomination
no description
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school
school
no description
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lineage
lineage
no description
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optional
sect
sect
no description
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optional
jurisprudence
jurisprudence
no description
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optional
creed
creed
no description
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optional
movement
movement
no description
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optional
party
party
no description
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optional
main interests
main interests
no description
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optional
notable ideas
notable ideas
no description
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optional
notable works
notable works
no description
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optional
education
education
no description
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optional
teachers
teachers
no description
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optional
Sufi_order
Sufi_order
no description
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optional
known_for
known_for
no description
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optional
dharma_name
dharma_name
no description
Unknown
optional
monastic_name
monastic_name
no description
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optional
pen_name
pen_name
no description
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optional
posthumous_name
posthumous_name
no description
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optional
profession
profession
no description
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optional
occupation
occupation
no description
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optional
relations
relations
no description
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optional
birth_name
birth_name
no description
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optional
pronunciation
pronunciation
no description
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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)