The Murom Monastery is located on the eastern shore of Lake Onega, on a narrow strip of land about a kilometer wide, between two lakes: the large Onega and the small Murom. On one side, this strip is bordered by a strait connecting both lakes, and on the other, by swampy forest marshes, making it accessible only by water. Once, there was a road through the marsh, but it has deteriorated over time. It is difficult to walk there, and it is impossible to drive, complicating the restoration of the monastery.

The monastery was founded in the 14th century after a miraculous appearance of the Novgorod bishop Vasily to the venerable one. The saint entrusted the establishment of the monastery to the Byzantine monk Abba Lazarus, who chose this place for severe asceticism. Venerable Lazarus, a Greek from Constantinople, took monastic vows from Elder Athanasius Diskot. In 1342, Bishop Vasily sent Lazarus, as an expert in icon painting, to the Novgorod saint Vasily, to make a copy of the icon of Sophia, the Wisdom of God, and to compile a list of Novgorod churches and monasteries. Upon meeting Lazarus, Saint Vasily blessed him to stay in the monastery. Lazarus served Vasily for ten years, and after his death, he went, as instructed by his spiritual father, to the north, to the island of Much on Lake Onega.

Lazarus was a contemporary of Sergius of Radonezh and died on March 21, 1391, at the age of 105. He endured many hardships from the tribes of the Prionezhye region until the monastery became a stronghold of Orthodoxy in the north.

During Lazarus's lifetime, monks from Kiev built the first Pomor church in honor of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos of the Caves. Then, the Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist with a refectory was erected. The Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus, built in 1390, ended up in the cemetery. Lazarus was buried at the altar of the Precursor Church, and his relics are still there today.

Above the ancient Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus, a wooden temple was built, where services were held once a year, on Lazarus Saturday.

In 1786, the monastery became a female monastery, and in 1787 it was abolished. It was restored in 1867, and a home for the elderly and the needy was established. The revival is associated with the benefactor Malokroshchetny, who donated 12,000 rubles.

The monastery had stone churches of the Assumption of the Theotokos, All Saints, a wooden church of the Epiphany of the Lord, a temple of St. Nicholas, the Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus, chapels of Venerable Lazarus and Athanasius of Murom. The monastery was surrounded by a stone fence and owned arable land.

After the establishment of Soviet power, the monastery's property was confiscated, and agricultural instructor courses were held on its territory, while living quarters were given to workers of the timber industry. In 1919, an agricultural commune named after Trotsky was organized, which was closed in 1930. After 1945, there was a home for the disabled, and from the mid-1960s, the place fell into disrepair.

For a long time, the Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus was abandoned. In 1954, architect A.V. Opolovnikov made a restoration project for the church. In 1959, the church was dismantled and transported to Kizhi, where it became the "pearl of the exhibition" and was included in the list of museum relics.

The revival of the monastery began in January 1991. By the end of the 20th century, the white-stone walls of the Assumption Cathedral, the remains of the Church of All Saints, and the ruined brotherhood building had survived. The brotherhood building, the winter church of St. Nicholas, the refectory, and the cells have now been restored. The protective chapel above the Lazarus Church has been converted into a summer temple, and the bell tower has been restored. The monastery remains a place of strict secluded life.