Claude Frollo
| Monseigneur Claude Frollo | |
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| The Hunchback of Notre-Dame character | |
Claude Frollo holding infant Quasimodo on the steps of Notre Dame in 1467. Illustration by Luc-Olivier Merson, 1889. | |
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| Created by | Victor Hugo |
| In-universe information | |
| Title | Dom Archdeacon Monseigneur |
| Occupation | Archdeacon of Notre Dame cathedral |
| Affiliation | Members of the church |
| Family | Jehan Frollo (younger brother) |
| Children | Quasimodo (adopted son) |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Nationality | French |
Claude Frollo (French: [klod fʁɔlo]) is a fictional Christian clergyman and the main antagonist of Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (original French title: Notre-Dame de Paris). He is also an alchemist, Renaissance humanist, and intellectual. In his decision to choose a Roman Catholic priest as the primary villain of his novel, Hugo was very much under the influence of the anti-religious currents of the Enlightenment.