Sun Yat-sen

November 12, 1866 – March 12, 1925

Revolutionary & Father of Modern China

The Revolution has its origins in Christianity

Biography

Chinese revolutionary and political leader who served as the first president of the Republic of China. Known as the 'Father of the Nation,' he overthrew the Qing dynasty and established a republic.

Faith & Testimony

Sun was baptized as a Christian in Hong Kong in 1883 and credited Christianity as a driving force behind his revolutionary ideals of equality and justice. He said: 'I am a follower of Jesus Christ. The Revolution has its origins in Christianity.' His Three Principles of the People were influenced by Christian ethics.

Sources

Sun Yat-sen — Wikipedia — Father of the Republic of China
Sun Yat-sen's Christian Faith and the Revolution — Overview of Sun Yat-sen's baptism in Hong Kong (1884) and how Christian ideals shaped his Three Principles of the People
Memoirs of a Chinese Revolutionary by Sun Yat-sen — Sun's own account of his life, including references to his Christian faith and its influence on his revolutionary vision