Moroni
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Places
- Moroni, ComorosMoroni, Comoros-References:...
, capital of the Comoros on the Grande Comore island. - Moroni, UtahMoroni, UtahMoroni is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,280 at the 2000 census.-Name:The city is named after Moroni, a prophet in the beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .-History:...
In the Latter-day Saint movement
- Moroni (Book of Mormon prophet), a figure portrayed in the Book of Mormon as the son of Mormon and the book's last writer.
- Angel Moroni, the angel that Joseph Smith, Jr. claimed visited him on numerous occasions and led him to the golden plates from which he translated the Book of Mormon, said to be the same Moroni portrayed in the book.
- The Book of MoroniBook of MoroniThe Book of Moroni is the last of the books that make up the Book of Mormon. According to the text it was written by the prophet Moroni sometime between AD 400 and 421.-Analysis:Chapter 1 is a short introduction....
, one of several divisions contained in the Book of Mormon, and portrayed as having been written by the above Moroni. - Captain MoroniCaptain MoroniAccording to the Book of Mormon, Captain Moroni was an important Nephite military commander and patriot who lived during the 1st century BC. He is perhaps best known for raising the "Title of Liberty" as a call to arms for his people to defend their country, family and religion...
, a figure in the Book of Mormon, portrayed as a military commander distinct from the Moroni described above.
People
- Giovanni Battista MoroniGiovanni Battista MoroniGiovanni Battista Moroni was a North Italian painter of the Late Renaissance period. He is also called Giambattista Moroni...
(1520–1578), an artist - Gaetano MoroniGaetano MoroniGaetano Moroni was an Italian writer, the author of the well-known Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica.- Biography :Moroni was born in Rome....
(1802–1883), a Catholic clergyman who compiled the Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica - Giovanni MoroneGiovanni MoroneGiovanni Morone was an Italian cardinal. He was named Bishop of Modena in 1529 and was created Cardinal in 1542 by Pope Paul III...
(1509–1580) - Moroni OlsenMoroni OlsenMoroni Olsen was an American actor.-Biography:Olsen was born in Ogden, Utah to Mormon parents Edward Arenholt Olsen and Marsha Hoverholst who named him after the Moroni found in the Book of Mormon. Some sources have claimed that Olsen's birth name was John Willard Clawson, or even John Willard...
, American actor. - The House of Moroni (or Morone), a noble family in Italy