The Moricca family is a
Calabrese family.
The family, settled in
Tropea (
Calabria
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), was recon as noble in 1567 in the person of Giovan Lorenzo, confermated noble in 1624 and, afterwards, in 1704. Francesco Saverio's descent transferred, at the beginning of 18th century, in
Filandari
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(
Calabria
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Nowadays
Nowadays, Moricca family's members live in
Calabria
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, their land of origin,
Turin
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, Rome,
Antarctica
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, and
Brussels
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.
Notable people
During the 20th century, the main figures of the Moricca family were
Umberto Moricca, Latinist and philologist (1888–1948),
Oreste Moricca, gold and bronze medalist at the
Olympics of Paris in 1924 and General (1891–1984) and Francesco Moricca, surgeon and university lecturer (1932–1993), Joey Moricc
Sources
*''Libro d'oro della Nobiltà italiana'', XVIII°ed., pag. 1934, ed. Collegio araldico, Roma
*''Decano nobiliare calabrese'' 2007
*''Annuario della nobiltà Italiana 2007. Libro III – Ordini cavallereschi'' – Edito da SAGI Edizioni
Italian families