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John Flory (1886 in Lure, Haute-Saône – 9 May 1949, in Montbéliard) was a French Catholic priest, teacher and resistant. He was archpriest of the Cathedral of Montbéliard. He was a seminarist in Delle and studied theology in Besançon. He was awarded the title "Righteous Among the Nations" and was buried in Thann.

Biography Jean Flory's family originates from Thann, Haut-Rhin in Alsace.

As a teenager, he was active in the Association Catholique de la Jeunesse Française , and became a seminarian in Delle. He studied theology in Besançon and was ordained on July 30, 1911 as vicar of Saint-Joseph parish in Belfort. In July 1914, he was appointed chaplain of San Luigi dei Francesi (Rome), but following the outbreak of the First World War I he became a Military chaplain in the Chasseurs Alpins Among Abbé Flory's alumni were thirty-eight priests, including Pierre Bockel, Righteous Among the Nations from Thann.

Legacy He was awarded "Righteous Among the Nations" In Montbéliard, the front of the cathedral is named after him In Thann, a street is named after him