Blessed Cecilia Butsi
Also known as
- Sesilia Butsi
Profile
Daughter of Amato Sinuen and Agatha Thep. Worked in the kitchen of a Catholic mission in the archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand, and know for the joy and courage she brought to living as an oppressed Christian. Martyred in the anti–Christian persecutions that began when the French left Thailand.
Born
- 16 December 1924 in Ban Songkhon, Mukdahan, Thailand
- shot on 26 December 1940 in the cemetery of Ban Songkhon, Mukdahan, Thailand
- 1 September 1988 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Cecilia Butsi“. CatholicSaints.Info. 14 April 2019. Web. 13 November 2019. <>