About Teresa of Ávila
Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) was
a prominent sixteenth-century Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun, and writer during
the Counter-Reformation. She
was also a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered a founder of the
Discalced Carmelites along with John of the Cross. In 1622, forty years after
her death, she was canonized by Pope Gregory XV, and she was named a Doctor of
the Church by Pope Paul VI in 1970.
About Tavia Gilbert
Tavia Gilbert is an acclaimed narrator of more than four hundred full-cast and multivoice audiobooks for virtually every publisher in the industry. Named the 2018 Voice of Choice by Booklist magazine, she is also winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She has earned numerous Earphones Awards, a Voice Arts Award, and a Listen-Up Award. Audible.com has named her a Genre-Defining Narrator: Master of Memoir. In addition to voice acting, she is an accomplished producer, singer, and theater actor. She is also a producer, singer, photographer, and a writer, as well as the cofounder of a feminist publishing company, Animal Mineral.