Now by this the Lord wished to shew His disciples that He opened the door of faith even to the Gentiles, wherefore also the nation of the woman is described when it is added, “The woman was a Gentile, a Syrophenician by nation,” that is, from Syria and Phaenice.
It goes on: “and she besought Him that He would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.”
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Also cites: Vict. Ant. e Cat. in Marc.