Speaking of st patrick, he has a popular nickname in his homeland. what is it?

St. Patrick's nickname in Ireland is St. Paddy.

The word has become so popular that people with the name Patrick are affectionately called Paddy.

St. Patrick was a 5th century British Christian missionary who came to Ireland to spread the word of Gospel.

Originally he was taken to Ireland at the age of just 16. He escaped after 6 years and went back to England where he became a cleric.

He eventually traveled back to Ireland to spread Christianity and became a Bishop.

Today, he is the patron saint of Ireland. The 17th of March is observed as St. Patrick's day by Irish people all over the world.

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.

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