angel Moroni statue

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Latter-day Saint symbol religious statue

The angel Moroni statue is a gilded figure commonly placed atop Latter-day Saint temples, symbolizing the restoration of the gospel and the preaching of it to the world.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Angel Moroni statue	3
angel Moroni statue canonical	2
Angel Moroni (Salt Lake Temple)	1
Angel Moroni statue for Salt Lake Temple	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7921336 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: angel Moroni statue
Context triple: [Provo City Center Temple, hasPart, angel Moroni statue]

A. Bells at Temple Square
Bells at Temple Square is a handbell choir associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that frequently collaborates with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in performances and recordings.
B. Smiling Angel statue
The Smiling Angel statue is a famous Gothic sculpture at Reims Cathedral, celebrated for its serene, gently smiling expression that has become an emblem of the city and French medieval art.
C. Old Mormon Print Shop Museum
The Old Mormon Print Shop Museum is a historic site on Beaver Island in St. James, Michigan, preserving one of the earliest Mormon print shops and interpreting the island’s 19th-century Mormon settlement history.
D. Father Damien statue
The Father Damien statue is a public monument honoring Saint Damien of Molokai, the Catholic priest renowned for his selfless ministry to people with Hansen’s disease in Hawaii.
E. Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: angel Moroni statue
Target entity description: The angel Moroni statue is a gilded figure commonly placed atop Latter-day Saint temples, symbolizing the restoration of the gospel and the preaching of it to the world.

A. Bells at Temple Square
Bells at Temple Square is a handbell choir associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that frequently collaborates with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in performances and recordings.
B. Smiling Angel statue
The Smiling Angel statue is a famous Gothic sculpture at Reims Cathedral, celebrated for its serene, gently smiling expression that has become an emblem of the city and French medieval art.
C. Old Mormon Print Shop Museum
The Old Mormon Print Shop Museum is a historic site on Beaver Island in St. James, Michigan, preserving one of the earliest Mormon print shops and interpreting the island’s 19th-century Mormon settlement history.
D. Father Damien statue
The Father Damien statue is a public monument honoring Saint Damien of Molokai, the Catholic priest renowned for his selfless ministry to people with Hansen’s disease in Hawaii.
E. Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latter-day Saint symbol ⓘ religious statue ⓘ
associatedWithFigure	Moroni (Book of Mormon prophet) ⓘ linked to: Moroni
associatedWithText	Book of Mormon ⓘ
category	Christian religious sculpture ⓘ LDS temple architecture ⓘ
color	gold ⓘ
commonLocation	temple spire ⓘ
culturalRegion	Latter-day Saint movement ⓘ linked to: Latter-day Saint movement churches
depicts	Angel Moroni ⓘ linked to: angel Moroni
design	stylized human figure in robe ⓘ
function	architectural finial ⓘ religious icon ⓘ
gesture	blowing a trumpet ⓘ
holds	trumpet ⓘ
introducedInReligion	19th century ⓘ
material	metal ⓘ
notableFeature	prominent on LDS temple skylines ⓘ
orientation	generally faces east ⓘ
position	atop Latter-day Saint temples ⓘ
religion	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
surfaceTreatment	gilded ⓘ
symbolizes	Latter-day Saint missionary work ⓘ Second Coming of Jesus Christ ⓘ preaching of the gospel to the world ⓘ restoration of the gospel ⓘ
usedOn	Nauvoo Illinois Temple ⓘ Salt Lake Temple ⓘ Washington D.C. Temple ⓘ many LDS temples worldwide ⓘ

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