 Her name means "Yahweh has been gracious", a variation of the name "Anna" which means "grace" or "favour”.She is recognised as a saint in the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic traditions.Joanna is shown as the wife of Chuza, steward to Herod Antipas while being listed as one of the women who "had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities" who accompanied Jesus and the Apostles, and "provided for Him from their substance" in .