Mark Ji Tianxiang was a Chinese lay Catholic and doctor.

[3][4][5][6][7][8] Ji was born in Jizhou District, Hengshui, Zhili (now Hebei), China in 1834.

He was a pious Christian, always going to confession and mostly spending time in prayer, attending Mass, and providing free treatment to his patients.

He made frequent confessions, but he was denied absolution and holy communion because the parish priest thought he lacked sorrow for his addiction since he could not overcome it.

[1][8][2][7][5] Mark Ji Tianxiang was beatified on 24 November 1946 by Pope Pius XII along with 120 other Chinese martyrs, including Augustine Zhao Rong, and canonized by Pope John Paul II on 1 October 2000.