Golgotha-Crucifixion Skete belongs Solovetsky monastery and is located on the small island of Anzer. The founder of the monastery was made by Reverend Job, what happened in the 18th century. According to the information of the time, far from Mount Calvary selilos many people, leading a solitary life.

Throughout the construction of the monastery Monk Job particularly concerned about his device. After a while, Reverend appeared disciples and followers. Monk Job work very hard, and yet this man was quite elderly, but still served as an example to all the brethren. The inhabitants of the monastery are more revered not only a spiritual experience, but also the incredible severity of the life of his teacher. In 1710, the Rev. Job was tonsured with the name of Jesus.

At Golgotha-Crucifixion skit took almost everyone, telling about the life of a monk. First of all, a beginner should build himself a cell and eat only lean foods, such as crackers crumbled into the water, bread and kvas, and on public holidays could eat cooked peas, cabbage, oatmeal, mushrooms and berries.

In the summer of 15 July 1713 and Vazhesky Kholmogorsky Archbishop Barnabas blessed Job with his followers to target the construction of two churches, construction of which is planned to make stone. The collected money is not enough for the full completion of construction, due to the construction of the churches which had been postponed. Then Monk Job asked for help from Bishop to build a wooden church. Archimandrite Firs received a letter from Mary A. - Queen, sister of Peter the First, asking for help on the issue of the construction of the temple at Anzère.

Assistance was provided, and in one summer was erected a temple. In August 1715 the consecration of a new wooden church in the name of the Crucifixion of Christ. On behalf of the royal court to the church sent the richest church utensils, books and sacred icons. In a short time the rumor about the rich gifts spread all over the neighborhood, and soon the monastery was mercilessly plundered by robbers: church property was looted and severely beaten brethren.

March 6, 1720 died Monk Job, who was buried right at the entrance to the temple, and over his grave to install a small wooden chapel. According to the will of Job, his followers had to build a stone church. Necessary funds have been collected, but there were reasons which prevented implement his plan - monks of Holy Trinity monastery did not want to allow an increase in the status of Golgotha-Crucifixion monastery and began to actively harass the desert; Many monks left the monastery, so on the orders of the Holy Synod, he was assigned to the Holy Trinity monastery, which happened in 1723.

Chronicles sources to our time to save the information that precious place for hermits not been abandoned. At the beginning of the 19th century Calvary Solovetsky lived ascetic hermit Theophane and Schemamonk Zosima.

New life Golgotha-Crucifixion monastery was in 1826. Archimandrite Dosifej sent a petition to the Holy Synod of his recovery.
In 1828, on Mount Calvary was built of stone five-domed church of the Crucifixion of Christ. Consecration of the church took place on September 13, 1830, which coincided with the feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Eve and Holy Cross of the Lord. The church stood on a huge boulder foundation, and the adjoining refectory with the holy chapel in honor of the Assumption of Mary; and stood next to the church bell tower and cells. Throughout the 19th century when the church was built the necessary facilities intended for the monastery: a room for employees, privately body outbuildings. Previously, the existing wooden church was moved to another place, and in 1835 was consecrated in the name of Christ's Resurrection. After the opening of the monastery all rely prayers were made in due course, and the number of inhabitants did not exceed 20 people.

In 1923, the monastery was founded a hospital inpatient when the Solovetsky camp. It carried out the brutal torture of prisoners. Next skit quite a long time was in ruins. And only in 1967 it was transferred to the Solovetsky Museum-Reserve. In 1994, it was erected on Calvary Worship Holy Cross in memory of the victims of the hierarchy. Since 2001, being a capital restoration of the temple of the Lord Crucifixion Golgotha-Crucifixion Skete.