The idea of creating the monastery belonged to Archbishop Ion, who learned about the existence of a chapel with an unmade image of the Savior in the forest near Orlov. Inspired by this, he decided to establish a monastery in honor of the holy image. In 1693, the Spaso-Orlovsky Men's Monastery was founded, with Elder Ilya leading the construction. Receiving support from the townspeople, he began the construction of the monastery on the right bank of the Vorobyiha River.

Thanks to the efforts of the monks and the city's residents, on September 14, 1695, the wooden monastery church was completed, becoming the foundation of the monastery. The iconostasis housed the holy image of the "Unmade Savior" from the old chapel. Soon, the construction of residential and economic buildings began. However, on November 1, 1701, after the service, the wooden church caught fire due to an unextinguished candle. During the fire, the miraculous image could not be saved, but later the icon was found on the floor unharmed.

After the fire, a new church was built only in 1709, but a century later it fell into disrepair, and it was decided to erect a stone building. Construction began in 1808, and by 1824, a large stone church was completed, replacing the wooden one. In 1820, a four-story bell tower was built, and in 1841, a two-story stone house for the monks and the abbot was constructed.

Behind the monastery walls was a cattle yard. Initially, the monastery was unranked, but from 1797 it began receiving state funding of 300 rubles per year. Over time, the monastery expanded its holdings, including the Rossokhovskoe Lake and hayfields on the Dubyana River. However, wars and economic difficulties led to decline. The law on the separation of church and state limited the monastery's opportunities, and monks began to leave the community. The last monk locked the doors and handed the keys to the authorities.

Later, the monastery building was transformed into an educational institution. In the context of collectivization, the country needed agricultural specialists, and an agricultural technical school was opened based on the Narkozem of the USSR in Khalturino. The monastery premises were reconstructed according to the project of architect Ya.A. Charushin. By 1939, the building was ready, and the bell tower was dismantled, with its bricks used for the construction of new floors of the technical school. Today, the building houses the Orlov-Vyatka Agricultural College.