American Standard Version be known by its present name, the American Standard Version. Because of its prominence in seminaries, it was in America sometimes simply called the "Standard Bible". The American Standard Version, which was also known as The American Revision of 1901, is rooted in the work begun in 1870 to revise the Authorized Version/King James Bible of 1611. This revision project eventually produced the Revised Version (RV). An invitation was extended to American religious leaders for scholars to work on the RV project. In 1871, thirty scholars were chosen by Philip Schaff. The denominations represented on the American committee were the
Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester at the Holy Name under Fr Raymond Matus was relocated to St Chad's, Cheetham Hill where Bishop Terence Brain had granted them permission to establish a Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. Manchester popular music band The Smiths referred to the Holy Name church in one of the lyrics in Vicar in a Tutu, ""I was minding my business lifting some lead off the roof of The Holy Name church"". The funeral of locally born actress Pat Phoenix, best known for her role of Elsie Tanner in "Coronation Street", was held at the church following her death in