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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.     |