Ambroise Chevreux was a French Benedictine abbot born in Orléans in 1728. Serving as the final superior general for the Congregation of Saint Maur, he was also active in politics as a deputy representing the clergy during the Estates General of 1789. His life ended during the French Revolution when he was arrested by revolutionaries in Paris. He was killed during the September Massacres in 1792, becoming one of many clergy members murdered during that period.