Claudius of Besançon was a 7th-century French prelate, monk, and abbot who served as the Archbishop of Besançon. Born into a Gallo-Roman noble family in Bracon, he was educated in both academic and devotional studies. After serving as a priest and a border guard, he joined the abbey of Condat, where he eventually became the twelfth abbot. Although he later accepted the position of archbishop, he ultimately returned to his monastic life at Condat to maintain discipline, where he died around 696 or 699.