Chantelou, Claude, patristic scholar, b. in 1617, at Vion, in the present Diocese of Le Mans, France; d. 28 November, 1664, at the Monastery of Saint-Ger-main-des-Prés in Paris. Having spent some time in the Order of Fontevrault, he left it to become a Benedictine in the Congregation of Saint-Maur, in which he made his profession, 7 February, 1640, at Toulouse. When the General Chapter of 1651 ordained that two religious be entrusted with the preparation of a history of the congregation, Chantelou was one of the appointees, and from that time until his death resided at Saint-Germain-des-Prés. He is the author of the following works: ‘Bibliotheca Patrum ascetica” (Paris, 1661-64), a collection of extracts from the writings of the Fathers regarding the spiritual life; “S. Benedicti abbatis Clarevallensis Paræneticon” (Paris, 1662), an edition of sermons of St. Bernard preceded by a life of the saint written by Alain, Bishop of Auxerre (a life of St. Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, concludes the work); “S. Basilii Cæsareæ Cappadocia archiepiscopi regularum fusius disputatarum liber” (Paris, 1664), answers of St. Basil to questions proposed by his monks respecting the monastic life; “Carte géographique de la France bénédictine”, published by Le Chevalier in 1726. Marin de Caraurais edited and completed Chantelou’s manuscript, “ History of the Abbey of Montmajour”, near Arles (Marseilles, 1878). Nobilleau published his “Analyses du cartulaire tourangeau de Marmoutier” (Tours, 1879). Chantelou was also a collaborator in the publication of important Benedictine historical collections, e. g. the ‘“Spicilegium” of D’Achéry.
Le Crerr, Bibliotheque hist. et crit. des auteurs de la congrégation de St-Maur (The Hague, 1726), 58-60; Lama, Biblioth. des écrivains de la congrégation de St-Maur (Munich and Paris, 1882), 43; HEURTEBIZE in Dict. de théol. cath. (Paris, 1905), II, 2215.
N. A. Weber.