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Melisende enjoyed the support of the Church throughout her lifetime ; from her appointment as Baldwin II's successor, throughout the conflict with Fulk, and later when Baldwin III would come of age.
In 1138 she founded the large convent of St. Lazarus in Bethany where her younger sister Ioveta would rule as abbess.
Additionally, the queen supplied rich furnishings and liturgical vessels, so that it would not be in any way inferior to religious houses for men.
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