Lucia Khambang
Thai nun and martyr (1917-1940)
Feast: 26 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
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 as a Sister Lover of the Cross shot at Song-Khon for refusing to deny the Christian faith.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
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
- Cecilia Butsi 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
- Roman Martyrology, 26 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q7848422 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Lucia Khambang (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.