The Holy Georgievsky Katirlez Monastery was founded in the early 19th century near Kerch. Initially, it was a men's monastery located near the village of Voikovo, previously known as Katirlez, but it was later transformed into a women's skete due to the inappropriate behavior of the monks. The name "katirlez" translates from Tatar as "horse rider." The monastery still houses a stone on which, according to legend, Saint George the Victorious, one of the most revered saints in Christianity, descended from heaven three times. According to an ancient tradition, on April 23 in the early 19th century, a shepherd saw Saint George sitting on a white horse on the Holy George Mountain. At first, he did not tell anyone about this, but a year later he witnessed the apparition again and shared what he saw with the village elders. The following year, they went to the mountain together and saw George again. When they approached, the vision disappeared, leaving the footprints of the saint and the hooves of the horse on the stone. At the foot of the stone lay an icon depicting the Victorious One. Since then, this place has become one of the main shrines and attractions of Kerch and the Kerch Peninsula.

The mountain was named in honor of Saint George, and a small chapel was built at its summit. Every year on April 23, a procession would take place from the Church of John the Baptist, where the miraculously found icon of Saint George was kept. When the icon was first brought to the church, it disappeared, but in the morning it was found on the Holy Mountain, which was perceived as a sign of the need to build a temple. The church was completed in 1857 and consecrated in honor of George the Victorious. Five years later, a bell tower was added to the church. Archbishop Innocent submitted a request to the Holy Synod for the opening of a monastery on the mountain, and in 1859, a positive decision was made to build the Katirlez Kinovia. The skete was to exist on its own means, without state support. The mayor of Kerch and landowner K. Khamarito transferred twenty desyatins of land to the monastery, but most of the land was unsuitable for agriculture. The Kinovia survived on donations, fees for church rites, and interest from a bank account left by Archbishop Innocent.

Initially, there were few monks in the skete, but over time their numbers increased. Three monastic buildings, utility buildings, and a refectory were constructed. Later, a forge, workshops, a bathhouse, a prosphora bakery, and a guest house were added. By the end of the 19th century, the Church of Saint George could not accommodate everyone, so a new church was built nearby, consecrated in 1898 in honor of the Holy Pechersk Saints, Theodosius and Anthony. The Katirlez Monastery received significant donations from wealthy residents of Kerch.

In 1900, due to violations of the monastery's charter, it became a women's monastery. The first abbess was Mother Leonida, but under her, the situation did not improve. Archimandrite Jacob noted that the novices hardly worked and were rude. The leadership changed, and Sister Ksenia became the abbess. The immoral novices were removed, and monastic life improved. Soon the monastery became popular again among pilgrims.

With the advent of Soviet power, the monastery was closed first in Crimea. In 1921, it was transformed into a labor colony. Novices who did not wish to renounce their vows moved to another monastery. Those who remained renounced monasticism and worked in the colony. A children's home was opened on the territory of the former monastery. Orthodox villages of Katirlez requested the return of the church but were denied. In 1924, the monastery complex and the children's home were liquidated. The buildings were dismantled, and those that could not be demolished were blown up, including the stone with the hoofprint.

The revival of the monastery began in the 1990s. Nuns settled in the partially ruined buildings under the guidance of Abbess Anilina. They repaired the buildings and cleared the area for the church. Processions to the Holy Mountain resumed. A new chapel was built, and the skete became popular among believers thanks to the Life-Giving Spring with healing water.

In 1997, the church was transferred the buildings of an unfinished racetrack for a men's monastery. One of them housed cells and a church. In 2000, the first Liturgy was held. The monastery is now once again a women's monastery.