III. THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT in Heaven where the soul reunited to the body has its perfect consummation and bliss in God's eternal and everlasting glory. Church Chronology.--Under this head may be given certain dates and events which may be regarded as "Turning Points" in the history of the Christian Church: EVENT. DATE. Day of Pentecost, Birthday of the Church A.D. 33 Death of St. John at Ephesus 97 The Ten great Persecutions of Christians 64-313 I. General Council, at Nicea 325 II. General Council, at Constantinople 381 III. General Council, at Ephesus 431 IV. General Council, at Chalcedon 451 Leo the Great revised the Roman Liturgy 492 V. General Council, at Constantinople 553 Gregory the Great revised the Roman Liturgy 590 St. Augustine came to England 595 VI. General Council, at Constantinople 681 Venerable Bede died at Yarrow, England 735 Alfred the Great founded Oxford University 887 Final Separation of Church in East and West 1054 Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, revised English Liturgy 1081 Crusades began 1095 Bible divided into chapters 1252 Wickliffe and his work 1377-1384 First book printed, a Latin Bible, at Mentz 1450 Martin Luther and his work 1517-1546 John Calvin 1530-1564 {58} English Reformation 1534-1559 First English Prayer Book set forth 1549 Present authorized version of the Bible 1611 Present English Prayer Book set forth 1662 Church introduced into America 1578-1607 Bishop Seabury consecrated in Scotland first American Bishop 1784 Three additional Bishops consecrated in England for American Church 1787-1790 Name changed to Protestant Episcopal 1789 American Prayer Book set forth Oct. 16, 1789 American Prayer Book revised 1883-1892