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Serafino Secchi (died 1628) was the Master of the Order of Preachers from 1612 to 1628.
He was from Pavia and a member of the Dominican Order. [1] Immediately before being elected master at the chapter of 1612, he had been the procurator general of the previous master, Agostino Galamini. [1] At the chapter of 1612, Philip III of Spain pushed for a Spanish candidate for master, but the chapter nevertheless chose Secchi, another Italian. [1]
While he was master, the French nicknamed him "Le Sec" (The Dry One) because of his good memory and attention to detail. [1] During his mastership, all non-Dominicans were barred from preaching in Dominican churches. [1] He created special courses on preaching for the first time in the order's history. [1] He forbade any member of the order to appeal to the Holy See without having first appealed a case to the order's procurator general. [1]
He died in 1628. [1]
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