Joanna
Evangelist
Commemorated June 27
Joanna the Myrrh-Bearer , the wife of Chouza, the steward-administrator of King Herod Antipas, is listed in Luke 8:3 as one of the women who followed Christ from Galilee and supported the disciples , along with Susanna , Mary Magdalene , and others. In Luke 23:55-24:11, we have the story of how these same women went to the tomb to finish the job of embalming Jesus' body, which was hastily begun by Joseph and Nicodemus . They were perplexed when they found the tomb empty except for the grave clothes. The angel appeared unto them and proclaimed the Resurrection . They believed and became the first evangelists of the risen Christ. The Church celebrates her feast day on June 27 , as well as on the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers .
Source: OrthodoxWiki