Template:Infobox saint/doc

To use the template, copy the wikitext below, and paste it in the Veneration section of the article’s main page. 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.

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Parameters
Required parameters


 * name
 * The name under which the saint is venerated or best known. This should usually be the same as the article name.

Optional parameters


 * image
 * An icon, statue, etc. Use the name of the image file only. Do not include "Image:"


 * imagesize
 * Width of the image. Use appropriate units, e.g. 150px for 150 pixels. If this parameter is omitted, 250px will be used.


 * alt
 * Alt text for the image, for visually impaired readers. See WP:ALT. It should be specified if image is specified.


 * caption
 * Caption for image, if necessary.


 * titles
 * Title under which saint is venerated. See the Style Guidelines for a definition of titles.


 * birth_date
 * Date of birth. Can be approximate.


 * birth_place
 * Place of birth


 * death_date
 * Date of death. Can be approximate.


 * death_place
 * Place of death


 * feast_day
 * Saint's principal feast day. (Roman Catholic and Orthodox calendars often have different dates for the same saint. If a saint is venerated by both, it would be good to indicated both days and which is which, e.g., for St. John the Apostle: 27 December (Roman Catholic), 8 May (Orthodox).)


 * venerated_in
 * Denomination(s) where this saint is recognized (alternatively, you may use  or  )


 * beatified_date
 * Date of beatification, if applicable.


 * beatified_place
 * Place where beatification was announced, if applicable.


 * beatified_by
 * Authority for beatification. In Catholicism, this will be the Pope of the time.


 * canonized_date
 * Date of canonization, if applicable.


 * canonized_place
 * Place where canonization/glorification was solemnly performed.


 * canonized_by
 * Authority for canonization. In Catholicism this will be the Pope of the time; in Orthodoxy is usually a synod.


 * major_shrine
 * Usually the site of the saint's relics or principal icon


 * attributes
 * Standard iconographic elements. Usually pontifical, episcopal, etc. insignia, tools of martyrdom and so forth.


 * patronage
 * People, places, diseases...


 * issues
 * Controversial issues surrounding this saint.


 * suppressed_date
 * If the Roman Catholic Church has suppressed the cult of this saint, give the date here.


 * suppressed_by
 * The Pope under whose authority this saint was removed from official veneration.


 * influences
 * Influences


 * influenced
 * Influenced


 * tradition
 * Tradition/Genre


 * major_works
 * Major works