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Cecilia Butsi
BlessedResearched
Feast: 26 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1924
Died
1940
Beatified
22 October 1989
unverified
Canonised
—
not yet
Who they were
In the village of Song-Khon in Thailand, the blessed martyrs Agnes Phila and Lucia Khambang, virgins of the Sisters Lovers of the Cross, and Agata Phutta, Cecilia Butsi, Bibiana Khampai and Maria Phon, shot in the local cemetery for refusing to deny the Christian faith.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 26 December among the martyrs shot at Song-Khon for refusing to deny the Christian faith.
Connected on this site
- Agata Phutta Blessed“In the village of Song-Khon in Thailand, the blessed martyrs Agnes Phila and Lucia Khambang, virgins of the Sisters Lovers of the Cross, and Agata Phutta, Cecilia Butsi, Bibiana Khampai and Maria Phon, shot in the local cemetery for refusing to deny the Christian faith.” — this site's research
- Agnes Phila Blessed“In the village of Song-Khon in Thailand, the blessed martyrs Agnes Phila and Lucia Khambang, virgins of the Sisters Lovers of the Cross, and Agata Phutta, Cecilia Butsi, Bibiana Khampai and Maria Phon, shot in the local cemetery for refusing to deny the Christian faith.” — this site's research
- Bibiana Khampai Blessed“In the village of Song-Khon in Thailand, the blessed martyrs Agnes Phila and Lucia Khambang, virgins of the Sisters Lovers of the Cross, and Agata Phutta, Cecilia Butsi, Bibiana Khampai and Maria Phon, shot in the local cemetery for refusing to deny the Christian faith.” — this site's research
- Lucia Khambang Blessed“In the village of Song-Khon in Thailand, the blessed martyrs Agnes Phila and Lucia Khambang, virgins of the Sisters Lovers of the Cross, and Agata Phutta, Cecilia Butsi, Bibiana Khampai and Maria Phon, shot in the local cemetery for refusing to deny the Christian faith.” — this site's research
- Maria Phon Blessed“In the village of Song-Khon in Thailand, the blessed martyrs Agnes Phila and Lucia Khambang, virgins of the Sisters Lovers of the Cross, and Agata Phutta, Cecilia Butsi, Bibiana Khampai and Maria Phon, shot in the local cemetery for refusing to deny the Christian faith.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 26 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q8761806 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.