On the right bank of the Don River, in the Liski district, above the confluence of the Tikhaya Sosna River, lies the Divnogorsk Uspensky Monastery. The area is adorned with two groups of chalk pillars known as the Small and Large Divas. The monastery was founded in the mid-17th century. Historian E. Bolkhovitinov linked the appearance of the first hermits to the year 1640, while V.N. Tevyashov suggested that the monastery emerged in 1651-1652. According to him, the first monks arrived here with the Ukrainian Cossacks of Colonel I.N. Dzyinkovsky, who received permission to settle in the fortress of Ostrogozhsk. The first inhabitants of the caves, monks Ksenofont and Ioasaf, established the first cave church in one of the pillars of the Small Divas, consecrating it in the name of the Dormition of the Mother of God. The graves of these hieromonks were located near the church and were preserved until 1917.

The official date of the monastery's foundation is considered to be 1652. The first abbot was Hieromonk Guriy, under whom there were 15 monks. In 1653, more than 80 people arrived from Korotoyak and Ostrogozhsk for the construction of the monastery and protection against Tatar raids. The territory was enclosed by a wooden wall, cells were built, and the first wooden church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was erected. After a fire in 1658, a new church was built on its site, consecrated in the name of the Dormition of the Mother of God. In 1690, a bell tower was carved out of a chalk pillar, and in 1693, the cave church was renovated and consecrated in the name of John the Baptist. By the end of the 17th century, the monastery expanded its economy, acquiring land, mills, and apiaries, engaging in the trade of grain and livestock.

By the beginning of the 18th century, the Divnogorsk Monastery had become the wealthiest in the Voronezh region. In 1751, a new stone church of the Dormition of the Mother of God was built, and in 1758, a stone refectory church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. In 1780, a bell tower and a wing for cells were erected. In 1764, the monastery was included in the list of Little Russian monasteries, allowing it to exist for another 20 years. In 1786, the monastery was closed, and its brotherhood was transferred to other monasteries. In 1828, the Synod decided to restore the monastery. In 1831, an icon of the Sicilian Mother of God, declared miraculous, appeared here, contributing to the monastery's fame. In 1860, a new refectory church was built.

From 1880 to 1886, a new temple was erected on the site of the old Uspensky church, modeled after the Greek church of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica. A guest house and several cell buildings were also constructed. In the mid-19th century, the cave church of John the Baptist was renovated. By the end of the 19th century, the monastery reached its peak. Its territory represented a triangular area with a brick fence. The main axis began from the Divnogorye station and included the bell tower, the Dormition church, and the cave church of John the Baptist. After the revolution, the monastery was not officially closed, but its life came to a standstill. Later, a tuberculosis sanatorium was located here, which existed until 1997, when the monastery was transferred to the Diocese. Today, a male monastery operates here, and restoration work is underway.

Two kilometers from the monastery, on the right bank of the Tikhaya Sosna River, are the Large Divas with the cave church of the Sicilian Icon of the Mother of God. The church in the Large Divas has much in common with the complex at the church of John the Baptist in the Small Divas, but was built later. The facade of the church of the Sicilian Mother of God is more expressive. Since 1856, the caves of the Large Divas were transferred to the monastery. During the Soviet era, the church was closed, but in the late 1980s, it was restored. Today it operates and is a popular site for excursions.

In 1997, the monastery was officially transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church. Worship services and restoration work began under the guidance of Archimandrite Parfeniy. From 2009 to 2015, the abbot was Hieromonk Maxim, who gathered the brotherhood and established a liturgical cycle. Currently, the abbot is Hieromonk Alexiy, who continues to develop the monastery. Worship services are held daily, restoration work is ongoing, and the economy is developing. A support service for pilgrims operates.