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Seclì is a very small
town with a characteristic historical centre, full of narrow streets and
ancient
residences.
Here you can visit the stately Baronial Palace, built in the XV century, for
want of Guido D'Amato and Giulia Spinelli, rich local noble people. It is well
decorated, with a beautiful front door and an elegant loggia. Inside there are
some wide halls where you can see wonderful frescos. The same feudal vassals
made also build the Convent and the Church of St Maria of the Angels in 1592.In
1866 the convent became property of the Town Hall. The cloister is very
interesting from the artistic point of view and inside you can also see an
ancient octagon-shaped well. The Church has been restored a lot of times so
far, and it is dedicated to St Anthony. The external façade is very simple as
the interiors where there are some interesting canvasses
and altars to see. The Mother Church is dedicated to the Holy Mary of the
Graces. It was built in the XVI century and during the XVII century it was
restored several times. The enormous façade has a big front door, an ample rose
window and other decorations. Inside there are some elegant altars, precious
paintings as that of the Lady of the Rosary, a XVI century baptismal font, and a
silver cross of the XV century ( the silver cross is a National Monument).
Outside the urban centre there are ruins of ancient farms, where in
the past people used to live. The protector of Seclì is St. Paul, that is
celebrated solemnly on January 25th.
The inhabitants of Seclì
have two nicknames: "latri" that means "thieves" and "ccidi patucchi," " lice
killers"
These
nicknames were invented by the inhabitants of the near village , Aradeo, since
thy did not get on well with the. The opposition between them increased when
Seclì became a small village under the administration of Aradeo. The people of Seclì could not stand
the administrative inferiority, so in 1948 Seclì became a Commune.
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