St. Seraphim monastery is the only island monastery in the far East region of Russia. It was founded in 2002 with the blessing of Archbishop Vladivostok and seaside on the island of Russian, where for more than a century housed the most important fortifications. In the opinion of the inhabitants of the monastery, the island location of the monastery is a very beneficial effect on the mood for prayer.

It is known that before the October revolution there were more than a dozen military Orthodox churches, most of which survived only foundations. Survived only a restored temple, administered by the 34-th Siberian rifle regiment. This camp Primakova Church was established in 1904 and was located in the barracks, accommodating about 800 people. In 1914 it moved to a new brick building, and the new Church was consecrated in honor of St. Seraphim, Wonderworker of the island. After 1917, the regiment was sent to the front, the Church was placed under the command of the Vladivostok diocese.

In 20-ies of worship at the Church of St. Seraphim continued, but only with the permission of the NKVD, and the building belonged to the Council of workers and peasants of Primorsky Krai. With the beginning of active anti-religious campaign in the country almost all the temples in the Primorsky region were closed, including the Church. Seraphim. In order to preserve the buildings of the temple from the full plunder, it was converted into a club.

In 1995, the Orthodox community has expressed a desire to restore the Church building, at that time belonged to the Navy. Soon the dilapidated building was transferred to believers. The first worship service was held in 1997, And October 6, 2001 by decree of the Holy Synod of the ROC, the parish was reorganized into the St. Seraphim monastery. All public holidays and on Sundays in the monastery Church services are held.