Assumption sec-Beshtaugorsky Athos monastery is located in the Stavropol region, 10 km from the town of Pyatigorsk. The idea of ​​a monk Sergius monastery belonged and celibate priest Ivan. Building permit Monastery at Mount Beshtau was received in August 1901 Total area of ​​the temple is 20 acres.

All the buildings were made of wood, stone walls of the monastery were built only. The consecration of the church in honor of the Assumption of Mary was held November 28, 1904 was elected abbot monk Gerasim. The first temple lasted very long. In January 1906, due to faulty furnaces burned wooden extension to the church and the floor. As a result of the fire all the property was lost. Since the beginning of the spring, work began on the construction of the new temple, the construction of which was completed in August 1906

Terms of the monastery were meager and rather cramped, but in 1911 the monastery to the previously allocated land been added another 100 acres. It is a little improved the situation of the church. However, no cash benefits and equity from the Treasury abode not received.

In 1927, after the revolution, the monastery was closed. Because he had removed all the bells. In the 20-ies. Motrenkova gang dominated here. After a while in the remaining buildings of the monastery housed the forest. In the beginning. 40s. there was an international summer camp where children were resting leadership. Locals continued to fight for the restoration of the temple. However, all their attempts to brutally suppressed.

During the Great Patriotic War the temple was part of the Soviet military. During the advance of the Nazis under threat environment from Pyatigorsk and Zheleznovodsk soldiers were forced to retreat. For six months the church was occupied by the Germans, but they did not touch the rest of the monastery building. But after the war, in the late 40s. on the orders of Beria, the monastery was destroyed.

The revival of the monastery began in 1992, was restored monastery in difficult economic conditions. Today, Assumption sec-Beshtaugorsky Athos Monastery - the current church.