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An ostiarius, a Latin word sometimes anglicized as ostiary but often literally translated as porter or doorman, originally was a slave or guard posted at the entrance of a building, similarly to a gatekeeper.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| the Priestly Fraternity of St | instance of | it is retained in societies | 0.80 | text |
| Ostiarius | related to history | In | 0.60 | section |
| Ostiarius | related to history | Roman | 0.60 | section |
| Ostiarius | related to history | When | 0.60 | section |
| Ostiarius | related to history | Christian | 0.60 | section |
| Ostiarius | related to history | They | 0.60 | section |
| Ostiarius | related to history | Pope Cornelius | 0.60 | section |
| Ostiarius | related to history | Bishop Fabius | 0.60 | section |
| Ostiarius | related to history | Antioch | 0.60 | section |
| Ostiarius | related to history | Rome | 0.60 | section |
| Ostiarius | related to history | According | 0.60 | section |
| Ostiarius | related to history | Liber Pontificalis | 0.60 | section |
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