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What was the purpose of Philips van Marnix van Sint Aldegondeās Biencorf der H. Roomsche Kercke?
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The purpose of Den byencorf der H. Roomsche Kercke (1569), written by the Dutch theologian and poet Philips van Marnix, heer van Sint Aldegonde, was to serve as a polemical satire against the Roman Catholic Church.12
Although the author affected a tone of defending the church, the work was designed to ridicule it. As a significant piece of Dutch literature inspired by the Reformation, the tract utilized irony to challenge the religious institutions of the time.12