 He named him and took care of his education; from his childhood Goulven practiced abstinence, living mostly on water and bread.Having finished his studies, Goulven retreated into the woods to continue his devotion to God.After his parents died, Godian offered to make him his heir, but Goulven declined, and built a little chapel near the coast, the "Peneti Sant Goulven", where all kinds of miracles still happen.