Josephite marriage

Josephite marriage, also known as spiritual marriage, chaste marriage, and continent marriage, is a religiously motivated practice in which a man and a woman marry and live together without engaging in sexual activity. The name Josephite comes from Saint Joseph, whose marriage to Mary, mother of Jesus is considered unconsummated by believers in the perpetual virginity of Mary.

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