Saint-Rustice
Encyclopedia
Saint-Rustice is a commune
in the Haute-Garonne
department in southwestern France
.
, a bishop
of Cahors
, who was murdered in 630.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse.-History:Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.The...
department in southwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
History
Saint-Rustice is famous for its ancient Roman mosaics which were discovered in 1833. The city takes its name from RusticusRusticus
Rusticus is a Latin adjective meaning "rural, simple, rough or clownish" and can refer to:Animals:* The rusty crayfish .* The gossamer-winged butterfly genus Rusticus, today usually included in Plebejus...
, a bishop
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cahors
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cahors, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church, in France. The diocese comprises the whole of the department of Lot....
of Cahors
Cahors
Cahors is the capital of the Lot department in south-western France.Its site is dramatic being contained on three sides within an udder shaped twist in the river Lot known as a 'presqu'île' or peninsula...
, who was murdered in 630.