 The door opened to the north and, being always left open, thus exposed the interior to the cold north wind coming in from the ocean, but Goulven and his guests were as comfortable inside as if in a well-insulated manor.Many visited him there, to learn from him and pray, or to find cures, but he would not allow any women in his hermitage or his chapel.He ate water and bread, and only once per day, and left his retreat only once per day, to take a daily journey to three stone crosses where he would pray at the foot of each one.