Vico Consorti Explained

Vico Consorti
Birth Date:	29 July 1902
Birth Place:	Roccalbegna, Tuscany, Italy
Death Place:	Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Nationality:	Italian
Occupation:	Sculptor

Vico Consorti (1902–1979)^[1] was an Italian sculptor who built the bronze Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica in 1950. In 1980, a year after his death, he received an award from the city of Grosseto for artistic merits.

Biography

Consorti was born in Semproniano, in southern Tuscany in 1902. From 1919 to 1926, he took a sculpturing course in the Art Institute of Siena.^[2] Shortly after the end of World War One, Consorti met Guido Chigi-Saracini, when he decided to move to Siena, a city he knew well.^[3]

Holy Door

The Holy Door (built 1950),^[4] was built by Vico at St. Peter's Basilica. The door was consecrated and opened on 24 December 1949. It was ordered by Pope Pius XII.^[5]

The door is only opened during the presence of the Pope during the Jubilee years.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vico Consorti. . Vico Consorti. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190925071220/http://www.vicoconsorti.it/. 25 September 2019. 25 September 2019.
2. Web site: Vico Consorti Scultore. www.vicoconsorti.it. 19 May 2020.
3. Web site: Una finestra su Siena: l'amicizia tra Chigi Saracini e Vico Consorti. A window on Siena: the friendship between Chigi Saracini and Vico Consorti. OK Siena. 6 June 2017. it.
4. Book: Gallico, Sonia. Roma e la Città del Vaticano. Guida completa per itinerari. 2007. ATS Italia Editrice. 978-88-7571-347-8. en.
5. Web site: The Porta Santa (Holy Door) by Vico Consorti, St Peter's Basilica, Rome. Walks in Rome (Est. 2001). en. 19 May 2020.