Saints who recommended perpetual continence to married couples?

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                          St. Catherine of Siena recommended perpetual continence ("angelic continence" or spiritual marriage ) to at least two married couples:

1. Giovanni Trenta of Lucca & Monna Tora of Lucca in 1376 (*Letters*  vol. 2, pp. 51-4)
2. Ristoro Canigiani & Alessandra (Sandra) Quaratesi in 1378 (*Letters*  vol. 3, pp. 209-12)

Did other saints recommend perpetual continence to married couples?

cf. "Do married couples need to live sexually? "

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Saints who recommended perpetual continence to married couples?

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