Ostia may refer to:

Places

Ostia (Rome) Ostia (, ; officially Lido di Ostia) is a large neighbourhood in the X Municipio of the '' comune'' of Rome, Italy, near the ancient port of Rome, which is now a major archaeological site known as Ostia Antica. Ostia is also the only or distric ...

, a municipio (also called ''Ostia Lido'' or ''Lido di Ostia'') of Rome *

Ostia Antica Ostia Antica ("Ancient Ostia") is a large archaeological site, close to the modern town of Ostia, that is the location of the harbour city of ancient Rome, 25 kilometres (15 miles) southwest of Rome. "Ostia" (plur. of "ostium") is a derivation ...

, a township and port of ancient Rome *

Ostia Antica (district) Ostia Antica is the 35th ''zona'' of Rome, Italy, four kilometers away from the coast. It is identified by the initials Z. XXXV and it is distinct from Ostia. Ostia Antica belongs to Municipio X. History Under the Romans, Ostia Antica r ...

, a district of the commune of Rome

Arts and entertainment

* ''Ostia'' (film), a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Citti *A song by Sepultura from the 2006 album ''

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'' *A song by Coil from the 1986 album '' Horse Rotorvator'' *A fictional region of the country Lycia in ''

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People

* Alberic of Ostia (1080–1148), Catholic Cardinal * Asterius of Ostia (died 223), Christian priest and martyr * Hugh of Ostia (disambiguation) *

Leo of Ostia Leo Marsicanus (meaning "of the Marsi") or Ostiensis (meaning "of Ostia"), also known as Leone dei Conti di Marsi (1046, Marsica – 1115/7, Ostia), was a nobleman and monk of Monte Cassino around 1061 and Italian cardinal from the 12th cen ...

(1046–1110s), Catholic cardinal * Quiriacus of Ostia (died 235), bishop and saint * Theobald of Ostia (died 1188), Catholic bishop *

Aurea of Ostia Aurea of Ostia (or ''Aura''; in Greek, ''Chryse''; both names mean “golden girl”) is venerated as the patron saint of Ostia. According to one scholar, “ though the acta of Saint Aurea are pious fiction, she was a genuine martyr with a ver ...

(died mid-3rd century), patron saint of Ostia

Other

Bishop of Ostia The Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Ostia is an ecclesiastical territory located within the Metropolitan City of Rome in Italy. It is one of the seven suburbicarian dioceses. The incumbent Bishop is cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. Since ...

*The plural form of

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