Template:Infobox monastery/doc

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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Infobox monastery (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template is used to present a consistently-formatted table of summary information for use in articles about monasteries, priories and nunneries. Please do not make major changes to this infobox without proposing and discussing it on the talk page first.

[edit] Usage

Parameters Brief instructions
{{Infobox monastery
| name           =
| image          =
| caption        =
| order          =
| mother         =
| established    =
| disestablished =
| diocese        =
| churches       =
| founder        =
| dedication     =
| people         =
| location       =
| coord          =
| oscoor         =
| remains        =
| public_access  =
}}

Monastery name (COMPULSORY)
Image of the monastery
Caption for the image
The order of monks or nuns which the monastery housed (COMPULSORY)
Name of the mother house
Date of establishment (COMPULSORY)
Date of suppression
The diocese to which the monastery belongs or belonged
Churches controlled by the monastery
Name of the founder
The full name or dedication of the monastery
Important people associated with the monastery
Location, given as: village, county, country (COMPULSORY)
Geographic coordinates
Grid reference according to the British national grid reference system
What remains are still visible on the site
Whether or not there is public access to the site

  • Parameters not marked as compulsory can be safely left blank. Note that you may include an image with no caption, but a caption will not be shown if there is no image.
  • Wiki links [[]] are fine in any of the Infobox fields.
  • Include the HTML comments before and following the template; they help inexperienced editors.
  • Geographic corordinates should follow the style guide for entering geographic coordinates e.g. {{coord|54|15|32.57|N|1|6|55.20|W|display=inline,title|type:monument_region:GB}}
  • Grid Reference are best displayed using the gbmappingsmall template e.g. {{gbmappingsmall|ST777591}}

[edit] Example

{{Infobox monastery
| name           = Example Abbey
| image          = Mount Grace Priory.jpg
| caption        = Example Abbey from the south
| order          = [[Exemplary]]
| mother         = [[Another Abbey]]
| established    = 1302
| disestablished = 1539
| diocese        = [[Diocese of York|York]]
| churches       = [[St Sample]], [[Exampleton]]
| founder        = [[Walter Plinge]], Earl of Example
| dedication     = House of the Blessed Sample
| people         = [[Joe Blogs]], [[John Doe]]
| location       = [[Village]], [[County]], [[Country]]
| coord          = {{coord|54|15|32.57|N|1|6|55.20|W|display=inline,title|type:monument_region:GB}}
| oscoor         = {{gbmappingsmall|SE449985}}
| remains        = church, cloister, inner court and earthworks
| public_access  = yes ([[English Heritage]])
}}
Example Abbey

Monastery information
Order Exemplary
Mother house Another Abbey
Established 1302
Disestablished 1539
Diocese York
Controlled churches St Sample, Exampleton
People
Founder Walter Plinge, Earl of Example
Dedicated to House of the Blessed Sample
Important associated figures Joe Blogs, John Doe
Site
Location Village, County, Country
Coordinates 54°15′32.57″N 1°6′55.20″W / 54.2590472, -1.1153333Coordinates: 54°15′32.57″N 1°6′55.20″W / 54.2590472, -1.1153333
Grid Reference SE449985
Visible Remains church, cloister, inner court and earthworks
Public Access yes (English Heritage)
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