Abstract
The arcticle is inteded to be a cameo of an Italian priest and bishop Annibale Bugnini (1912-1982), who worked on the renewal of the Roman liturgy in the 20th century. The author draws primarily on the Bugnini's own texts and on the memories of his colleagues.
Alhtough Annibale Bugnini di not participate in the work of the II Vatican Council, he was the member of the commission preparing and launching the Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium, and there are on his person and work well perceptible both the sources and consequences of the first Conciliar Document.