In 1941, the residents of Osornoe were spared from famine when a large number of fish miraculously appeared in a nearby meltwater lake.
Upon their arrival, the pioneering Missionary Benedictines moved into a small wooden house.
They soon discovered that the facility could not withstand the region's cold winters, and by the spring of 2007, they had begun to renovate and expand the cella.
In addition to accommodations for the monks themselves, the new monastery can house monastic candidates and guests.
As ordained priests, they have been able to provide pastoral ministry to a church in Osornoe, a number of outstations, and a nearby monastery of Carmelites.