Ine was a Christian king, who ruled as a patron and protector of the church.
Nicolas Flamel, a patron of the church, was buried under its floor.
The holder of that title has been the patron of the church ever since.
In 1301 the patron of the church was John De la Mare.
The earliest known patron of the church was Henry de Wokyndon, in the mid-13th century.
In the late 14th century, the priory was seized by the crown, which thus became the patron of the church.
The city takes it name from Saint George, the patron of the local church.
The latter thus became the patron of the church and financed its renovation in 1738.
He is also the patron of the church and town of Bocaue.
The Eccles family were patrons of the "new church".