▁refuge es , ▁and ▁pover ty . ▁He ▁further ▁associated ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁fast ing ▁with ▁char ity ▁and ▁al msg iving ▁particularly ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁the ▁Qu attro ▁tempor a , ▁( the ▁quarter ly ▁Em ber ▁days ). ▁ ▁Pap al ▁authority ▁▁ ▁Leo ▁drew ▁many ▁learned ▁men ▁about ▁him ▁and ▁chose ▁Pro s per ▁of ▁Aqu itaine ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁some ▁secret arial ▁or ▁not arial ▁capacity . ▁Leo ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁central isation ▁of ▁spiritual ▁authority ▁within ▁the ▁Church ▁and ▁in ▁re aff irm ing ▁pap al ▁authority . ▁The ▁bishop ▁of ▁Rome ▁had ▁gradually ▁become ▁viewed ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁patri arch ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁church . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁regional ▁matters ▁On ▁several ▁occasions , ▁Leo ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁arbitr ate ▁disput es ▁in ▁Ga ul . ▁Pat ro clus ▁of ▁Ar les ▁( d . ▁ 4 2 6 ) ▁had ▁received ▁from ▁Pope ▁Z os im us ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁a ▁sub ordinate ▁prim acy ▁over ▁the ▁Gall ican ▁Church ▁which ▁was ▁strongly ▁assert ed ▁by ▁his ▁successor ▁Hil ary ▁of ▁Ar les . ▁An ▁appeal ▁from ▁Ch el id on ius ▁of ▁Bes an çon ▁gave ▁Leo ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁assert ▁the ▁po pe ' s ▁authority ▁over ▁Hil ary , ▁who ▁def ended ▁himself ▁st out ly ▁at ▁Rome , ▁ref using ▁to ▁recognize ▁Leo ' s ▁jud icial ▁status . ▁Fe eling ▁that ▁the ▁prim atial ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁bishop ▁of ▁Rome ▁were ▁threatened , ▁Leo ▁appe aled