Vico Consorti

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Template:Infobox person Ludovico Consorti (29 July 1902 – 1 June 1979)<ref name="vicoconsorti.it">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Between 1952 and 1956, Ludovico lived and worked in Colombia leaving important contributions to the cultural heritage of Bogotá and Zipaquira.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Holy Door

The Holy Door (built 1950),<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The door is only opened during the presence of the Pope during the Jubilee years.<ref name=":0" />