Myrrh-bearer · 1st century
Saint Joanna the Myrrh-bearer
Also known as Joanna, wife of Chuza
The wife of Chuza, the steward of Herod, who ministered to the Lord of her substance, followed Him to the Cross, and came among the women to the tomb; by tradition she recovered and honored the head of the Forerunner.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints