Julia Teresa Tallon

Julia Teresa Tallon (6 May 1867 – 10 March 1954), religious name Mary Teresa, was an American religious sister from the Holy Cross, who founded the "Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate". Tallon was born to Irish immigrants in New York City and joined the religious life in Indiana despite the protests of her family.

Tallon became titled as a Servant of God on 20 February 2013 under Pope Benedict XVI, when the beatification cause was introduced in the Archdiocese of New York. On June 18, 2026, she was granted the title of a Venerable.

Life Julia Teresa Tallon was born at a farm in upstate New York 1867 as the seventh of the eight children to the Irish immigrants Peter Tallon (1827 – 21 September 1872) and Bridget Duffy (1827 – 8 August 1905). After the death of her first husband, Peter Tallon, she married John Bogan.

From 1879 she felt a strong call to enter the religious life as a sister despite the protests of her mother and siblings who did not approve of her decision. Her mother in particular – despite her deep faith – did not approve of her daughter's decision though was powerless to prevent this from materializing. The postulator assigned to the cause is Waldery Hilgeman.