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Known as Joanna the Myrrhbearer. 1st century lay woman. Married to Chusa, steward of King Herod Antipas. Disciple of Jesus, and mentioned in Luke (8.3) as providing for Jesus and the Apostles. Eastern tradition says that she gave the head of John the Baptist an honorable burial. One of the women Luke says (24.10) discovered the empty tomb on the first Easter when she went to anoint the body.
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∙ 10y agoThis is from the Saints and Angels website:
Jennifer is a derivative of Joanna whose feast day is May 24th. Joanna was the wife of Chuza, steward of King Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee. She was one of the women who helped provide for Jesus and the Apostles and was one of the three women who discovered the empty tomb of Jesus on the first Easter morning.
We don't know the city of her birth, but we can assume it was in Israel.
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∙ 10y agoWe don't know the city of her birth, but we can assume it was in Israel.
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∙ 9y agoJoanna, the wife of Chuza who was the steward of King Herod, was from Palestine (Israel).
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∙ 13y agoJoanna, the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, was probably declared a saint by the early Christian community sometime in the first century AD.
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Is St. Joanna a patron saint?
St. Joanna is not a patron saint but her feast day is celebrated on May 24th. St. Joanna was one of the first people to arrive at the tomb of Jesus on Easter.
Why did Saint Jessica become a saint?
Roman Catholic AnswerJessica is a form of the name Joanna, which is probably why you are having difficulties looking it up. St. Joanna was wife of King Herod's steward, for the complete background, read the link below:
Is there a saint named Jessica?
Sort of. St. Jessica is an accepted derivation of St. Joanna. St. Joanna helped provide for the apostles and Jesus and was one of the women to discover the empty tomb after Jesus's resurrection.
What is Saint Joanna the patron saint of?
Joanna, wife of Chusa, is not a patron saint.
What is Saint Joanna the protector of?
Saint Joanna the Myrrh-bearer is not a patron saint.
What female saint was around the time of Mary Magdalen?
Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Martha, St. Mary Cleopas, St. Joanna are a few.
What did Saint Chloe the saint of sport do to become a saint?
The patron saint of sports (athletics) is St. Sebastian, not St. Chloe.
How did St. Columbus become a saint?
There is no saint named Columbus.
How did St. Paricia become a saint?
There is no saint named Paricia.
How did Saint Petersburg become a saint?
St. Petersburg is the name of a city and not a saint.
When is Saint Joanna's day?
The feast of Saint Joanna the Myrrh bearer is May 24.
When did St. Judas become a saint?
Judas, the betrayer of Our Lord, is not a saint.
