In the beginning of the 19,h century, the prior of the Order of the Brothers of Mercy Favst (Matej) Gradišek, was very
influential as the spiritual leader of the homeopathic method of healing. From 1807 onwards, Favst Gradiäek was also the
General Manager of the Ljubljana Provincial Civic Hospital. When the French dissolved the Order of the Brothers of Mercy
in 1811, Gradišek moved to the village of Šmartno by Mt. Šmarna Gora, where he continued with his work in his own
homeopathic clinic until his death in 1837. The following article depicts the extraordinary life path of this very self-reliant
doctor and "miracle-worker", who was born on September 1,1776 close to Ljubljana in the village of Gameljne.