The monastery was constructed during the reign of John Caradja Voivode between 1812 and 1817.

During the First World War, in 1916–1918, Lainici Monastery was severely damaged.

The names of soldiers and officers who slept there and desecrated the church are still inscribed on the walls of the altar.

All the valuables, including the bells, were stolen by the German soldiers.

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