Dates

• Existence: 1920 - 2012

Biography

Sun Myung Moon (1920-2012) was the founder of the Unification movement.

Sun Myung Moon was born January 6, 1920 into a Presbyterian family in North Korea. In 1946, he founded the Kwang-Ya Church in Pyongyang, where he was imprisoned by Communist authorities. In 1954, he moved to Seoul, where he founded the Unification Church. The church became prominent in the United States in the 1970s. In addition to the church, Reverend Moon expanded business interests in several countries. He was anti-Communist due to his experience in Pyongyang, and encouraged the formation of the non-profit educational organization, Causa International. Reverend Moon passed away September 3, 2012.

Citation:

His New hope, 1973.

Moritzen, N.-P. S.M. Muns Vereinigungskirche, 1981:t.p. (S.M. Mun) p. 2 (San Myung Mun)

Kōsum Tālasōphon. ʻĒkkasān rāingān rư̄ang "Latthi Mūnisưm," 1991:p. 11, 1st group (Nāi San Mīang Mūn; North Korean; b. 6 January 1920; into Presbyterian family; close associate of South Korean president Pak Čhung Hī; emigrated to America in 1973)

"Mnogie pridut pod imenem moim..." 2001:t.p. (San Men Mun) p. 9 (San Men Mun b. 25 Feb. (or 6 Jan. according to lunar calendar) 1920 in a village in Northern Korea named Sansa Togon-Myon. His real name is Mun I︠A︡n Me and can be translated as Sveti︠a︡shchai︠a︡si︠a︡ Luna Drakona)

New York times WWW site, Sept. 4, 2012 ǂb (in obituary published Sept. 2: the Rev. Sun Myung Moon; b. Jan. 6, 1920, in a small rural town in what is now North Korea; d. Monday [Sept. 3, 2012], Gapyeong, South Korea, aged 92; Korean evangelist, businessman, and self-proclaimed messiah who built a religious movement notable for its mass weddings, fresh-faced proselytizers, and links to vast commercial interests)

Wikipedia, Dec. 2, 2013 (Sun Myung Moon, b. 25 Feb. 1920 in Jeong-ju, now in North Pyongan, North Korea; born Mun Yong-myeong; Korean religious leader, business magnate and media mogul; d. September 3, 2012)

OCLC, June 26, 2020(access point: 文 鮮明 = 문 선명 = Moon, Sun Myung; usage: 文 鮮明 = Moon Sun Myung)

New York times, via WWW, September 1, 2023 ǂb (founder of Unification movement; founded the Kwang-Ya Church in 1946, a predecessor of the Unification Church in Pyongyang, where he was imprisoned by Communist authorities; moved to Seoul, where he founded the Unification Church in 1954; The church became prominent in the United States in the 1970s; Moon expanded business interests in several countries)

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