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- adjective Of the ancient Italian town of
Ostia . - noun A native or inhabitant of Ostia.
Etymologies
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Examples
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For if you will go to the Vatican or to the Ostian way, you will find the trophies of those who laid the foundations of this church.
The Roman Empire, the Early Christian Martyrs and a Thought about the Martyrology 2009
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Both martyrs were reverently buried in the cemetery of Commodilla on the Ostian Way.
Old Calendar: Sts. Felix and Adauctus Argent 2006
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He led her back north again, to the place. where he'd meant for her to leave the Ostian Way, where they should have circled the Aventine Hill.
Time Scout Asprin, Robert 1995
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They finally emerged on the Via Ostiensis near the Ostian Gate.
Time Scout Asprin, Robert 1995
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He had heard tales, naturally, but once through the Ostian Gate the impact of the largest city on earth was almost more than his senses could take in at one time.
The Eternal Mercenary Sadler, Barry 1980
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Water-Carrier lived, where were the marvellous tombs of the great on the Appian Way; where stately homes bordered the fashionable Ostian
Virgilia or, out of the Lion's Mouth Felicia Buttz Clark
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That St. Peter founded that church by his _preaching_, is expressly asserted by Caius, [1] a priest of Rome under pope Zephyrinus; who relates also that his body was then on the Vatican-hill, and that of his fellow-laborer, St. Paul, on the Ostian road.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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During thy absence, I have been carried frequently out of the gates and along the Ostian Way.
Virgilia or, out of the Lion's Mouth Felicia Buttz Clark
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His personality made a great impression upon me and I was sorry to hear that he was killed on the Ostian Road a few days ago.
The Story of Mankind 1921
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A very fine specimen was found recently in excavations in St. Domitilla's Catacomb on the Ostian
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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