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The article offers the first wider discussion of the expert, scientific, and pedagogical work of the first dean of the Faculty of Theology, the pastoral theologian and liturgist, Prof DDr Franc Ušeničnik. In addition to the most significant biographical data, a description of Ušeničnik's character, and his educational path, the crown of which were two PhDs in philosophy and theology respectively, the discussion presents an insight into Ušeničnik's collaboration in the establishment of the University of Ljubljana, its scientific, research, and pedagogical work, the establishment and editorial work with the Venec cerkvenih bratovščin, and above all, an insight into his scientific works, discussions, peer reviews, and expert articles. Despite some of the lexicographic descriptions of his work until today (Smolik, Oražem), this article brings a more detailed, comprehensive, and critical review of Ušeničnik's bibliographical opus, which in the opinion of many is not so much the fruit of his scientific research as it is of diligent collecting, analytical thinking, and synthetical and practical usefulness of his work for pastoral purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]