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Quindici - The Campanian village of Quindici is a town in the province of Naples. The origins of the village date back to the Roman-Byzantine era, the testimony of its ancient origins is given by the recovery of majolica and by an engraving with the inscription 'IX century fifth death'; in fact the name of the village is given by the presence of the Roman emperor Quintus.

Although the theories regarding the name of the village are varied, some think that the town took its name from the fifteen brigands who gathered in the areas, while others think it is due to the first fifteen farms. The feast of Sant'Antonio is the most heartfelt religious feast. The party begins in the morning in the church of San Giovanni Battista where the procession begins in which the statue of the saint is carried on the shoulders. In the square in front of the church dedicated to him, the animals are blessed and the first big bonfire is lit. After sunset, straw and wood artifacts are blessed and then lit in honor of the saint. The church dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie preserves an immense canvas of the Virgin of Cosenza which entirely covers the ceiling. Inside the church there is an exact reproduction of the statue that I burned in 1979; part of the burned statue has been recovered and is located inside the parish museum of the city. The museum, located in the crypt of the church, has the task of collecting and cataloging everything that has been recovered over the years. Important pieces preserved inside the museum are the cantarelle, the majolica and finds from the Roman-Byzantine era. The church of Santi Lucia and Santiello Abate is the oldest in the village dating back to the year 1000, inside there are frescoes from the Roman era.