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Salvatore Marsili was a Benedictine monk, professor of liturgy, and editor of the oldest liturgical Italian magazine La Rivista Liturgica for a long time. Cipriano Vagaggini, though not a member of the liturgical movement, contributed significantly to a deeper knowledge of liturgy through his works. He was also a Benedictine monk, professor of dogmatic and Eastern theology, and systematic theologian. Both lived in Benedictine communities, occupied by teaching theology and researching various theological and liturgical questions. The issue of the relationship of theology and liturgy as well as that of the inclusion of liturgical studies into the structure of a complex theological research was of crucial importance for them. Both developed integrated concepts which are still inspiring and motivating for theologians and liturgists. Their research has opened new horizons in the field of theology and liturgy, and raised a number of issues that have become the subject of further research. Both showed keen interest in other, more practical areas of liturgy. Their work has produced fruitful results for the current liturgical practice of the Church in several areas. The article analyses some areas of the scientific work of these two authors in order to highlight their merit in the field of theological and liturgical exploration. It offers also a specific basis for further research of their works.