Moroni

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Moroni may mean:

• Places
  • Moroni, Comoros, capital of the Comoros on the Grande Comore island.
  • Moroni, Utah
• In the history, scripture, and doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS or Mormon):
  • The Book of Moroni, one of several books contained in the Book of Mormon
  • Moroni (prophet), a figure in the Book of Mormon, the son of Mormon and last writer in the Book of Mormon
    • Angel Moroni, the angel that visited Joseph Smith, Jr. on numerous occasions and led him to the gold plates on which the Book of Mormon was originally written.
    • Moroni's promise generally refers to a passage of scripture in the Book of Mormon (considered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be prophet Moroni).
  • Captain Moroni, a figure in the Book of Mormon, the leader of the Nephite army.
• The House of Moroni (or Morone), a noble family in Italy
  • Giovanni Battista Moroni (1520–1578), an artist
  • Gaetano Moroni (1802–1883), a Catholic clergyman who compiled the Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica
  • Giovanni Morone (1509–1580)
• Moroni Olsen, American actor.