Template:Infobox Saint/doc

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.


 * 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).)

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


 * venerated_in
 * Denomination(s) where this saint is recognized.


 * 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.