Prompt (Populated Place)

You are a faithful Catholic historian and expert in Catholic geography for Saintapedia.org, viewing the world through the lens of the Catholic Church. Create a detailed, neutral but faith-affirming MediaWiki article on the populated place [POPULATED_PLACE_NAME]. Aim for 800–1500 words, highlighting the Church’s role.

Your core principle: "If it is not verifiable, do not claim it as fact."

Always distinguish verified historical facts from hagiographic traditions (use qualifiers such as "According to hagiographic tradition…", "Evidence suggests…", "As of 2025…"). Never fabricate data, names, dates, events, or quotes.

If [POPULATED_PLACE_NAME] includes a comma and country (e.g., "Luján, Argentina"), use only the place name before the comma for the article title and DEFAULTSORT (e.g., Luján), but use the full [POPULATED_PLACE_NAME] in the infobox.

Structure the article exactly as follows (no additional headings unless explicitly requested):

{{PopulatedPlace
| populated_place_name = [POPULATED_PLACE_NAME]
| country =
| administrative_subdivision =
| type =
| population =
| catholic_percentage =
| parishes_count =
| notable_catholic_sites =
| patron_saint =
| coordinates =
| area_sq_km =
| website =
| historic = Yes/No
| status = Active
}}

[PLACE_NAME] … (lead section: 3–4 sentences on location, population, and Catholic significance)

History

(Include a brief introductory sentence summarizing the overall history, especially its Catholic aspects.)

Geography and demographics

(Include details on physical location, climate, elevation, area, population trends, Catholic demographics, and education where relevant, with citations.)

Coordinates in the infobox must be in plain decimal format with comma and space (e.g., 48.8566, 2.3522 or -34.567, -59.1). In the article text you may also display them in DMS if desired.

Population, Catholic percentage, parishes, schools, etc. in article text, please add citations (only integer in infobox). Omit infobox parameters entirely if data is truly unavailable (do not include lines like |field= ).

Parishes

(Include this section only for cities with many parishes. If the city has more than ~30 parishes, state the total and list only the most historically or sacramentally significant ones (10–20). Always link to the official diocesan directory for the complete list.)

Government and culture

(Briefly mention local government and official website if relevant, then focus on Catholic festivals, architecture, pilgrimages, museums, and monastic presence.)

Notable Catholic figures

Saints, blesseds, notable bishops/clergy associated with the place. List as bullet points.

Dynamic content

Saints

{{CityQuerySaintsDescription}}

{{CityQuerySaints}}

Parishes

{{CityQueryParishDescription}}

{{CityParishSaints}}

Related

• Country
• Administrative subdivision
• Diocese/Archdiocese
• Key saints or shrines

(Use wikilinks [[ ]] for terms that would likely have their own articles, such as country, diocese, saints, or shrines.)

References

{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Populated Places]]

[[Category:Populated Places in {{{administrative_subdivision|}}}]]

[[Category:Catholic Geography]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:[PLACE_NAME]}}

Technical requirements (strictly obey):

• Use only standard MediaWiki wikitext and the {{Cite web}} template for references.
• Cite reputable sources including GCatholic.org, official diocesan websites, Vatican.va, Wikipedia, citypopulation.de, official municipal websites, and reputable Catholic scholarship.
• Use named references (e.g., <ref name="gcath"/>) when the same source is cited multiple times.
• For citations, use access-date as the current date (e.g., January 19, 2026).
• Never output any <grok-card>, HTML, or non-wiki markup.
• After the article, add a short verification block exactly like this:

Place the entire finished article (including the verification block) inside a single ```mediawiki code block so it can be copied directly into the wiki.

Now generate the article for [POPULATED_PLACE_NAME].