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From the late XII century parodies of liturgical texts became widespread throughout Europe. This paper investigates the forms of comedy characteristic for this kind of texts and deals with the correlation between sacred originals and profane parodies and the transcendence of the boundaries of sanctity. Focusing on two exemplar parodies, 'Confitemini Dolio' and 'Offcium Lusorum', the survey explores textual peculiarities such as paronimyc attraction, distinct imagery and attributes of the exact opposite to the Christian world formed within these texts, and discovers the Latin sources of parodies, such as false Gospel fragments, prayers and hymns, embracing various means of liturgical travesty.