Ostia may refer to:

Places

Ostia (Rome) Ostia (, ; officially Lido di Ostia) is a large neighbourhood in the Municipio X 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 () is an ancient Roman city and the port of Rome located at the mouth of the Tiber. It is near modern Ostia, southwest of Rome. Due to silting and the invasion of sand, the site now lies from the sea. The name ''Ostia'' (the pl ...

, a township and port of ancient Rome *

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

, 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 '' Dante XXI'' *A song by Coil from the 1986 album ''

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'' *A fictional region of the country Lycia in ''

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People

Alberic of Ostia Alberic of Ostia (1080–1148) was a Benedictine monk, diplomat and Cardinal Bishop of Ostia from 1138 to 1148. He was one of the most important people in the administration of Pope Eugenius III, especially due to his diplomatic skills. Biogr ...

(1080–1148), Catholic Cardinal *

Asterius of Ostia Asterius of Ostia (d. 3rd century AD) was a martyred priest venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Information on him is based on the apocryphal ''Acts of Saint Callixtus''.Sabine Baring-Gould, ''The Lives of the Saints''. Vol. 2. (J. Hodg ...

(died 223), Christian priest and martyr *

Hugh of Ostia (disambiguation) Hugh or Hugo of Ostia () may refer to: * Hugh of Ostia (died 1158), cardinal-bishop of Ostia from 1150 *Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino, cardinal-bishop of Ostia in 1206–1227 * Hugh of Saint-Cher, cardinal-bishop of Ostia in 1261–1262 *Hugh Aycel ...

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 cent ...

(1046–1110s), Catholic cardinal *

Quiriacus of Ostia Quiriacus was Bishop of Ostia, and suffered martyrdom during the reign of Emperor Severus Alexander. Quiriacus was martyred along with Maximus, his priest, and Archelaus, a deacon A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christi ...

(died 235), bishop and saint *

Theobald of Ostia Theobald of Ostia ( or Thibaut de Nanteuil, ; died 4 November 1188) was a French cardinal. He entered the Order of Benedictines of the Congregation of Cluny in his youth. He was prior of the monastery of Saint-Arnoult-de-Crepy by 1169 and then ...

(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. Background She was martyred sometime during the mid-third century, either during the reign of Roman Emperor Claud ...

(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. For ce ...

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