Saint Joanna the Myrrhbearer lived in the first century and was married to Chuza, who was a steward to King Herod Antipas. She is mentioned in Luke 8:3 (Joanna, the wife of Herod's steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources). Eastern tradition says that she gave the head of John the Baptist a proper burial. Joanna was also one of the first woman who discovered the empty tomb when she went to anoint the body of Jesus. She has a special place in the lives of the Jesuits.
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