In 1780, on the high bank of the current Moskva River, previously known as Turosna, settlers from the town of Klintsy completed the construction of a wooden church of the Ascension of the Lord. Previously, there was an Ascension chapel on this site, the exact date of its construction is unknown. In 1760, it was consecrated as the church of St. Sergius of Radonezh, but it burned down during a fire in 1776. It is known that the chapel was built by Old Believers, who settled here in 1708 with the permission of Peter the Great. Next to the Ascension Church, a multi-tiered bell tower was erected in 1804, and the church of Archangel Michael was laid, with construction completed in 1826. The bell tower was called the tallest wooden structure in Russia by the residents of Klintsy. Together with the cross, its height was 25 fathoms, or 54 meters, and the bell ringer had to climb 150 steps to reach the belfry.

In 1813, a clock was installed on the bell tower. The beginning of each new hour was marked by the strike of the large bell, and the quarter hours were signaled by the ringing of the small bells. By 1904, in addition to the churches, two parish schools opened in the town: one for boys in 1895 and one for girls in 1904. In 1912, a stone Nicholas gate chapel was built.

Since 1908, the Assumption Women’s Monastery, previously located in the vicinity of Klintsy and closed in 1848, was revived based on the town of Klintsy. It existed until 1928. In 1930, both churches were closed, and the remaining property was requisitioned. The bell tower was dismantled for building materials, and the clock was melted down. In the 1930s, a camp for dispossessed peasants was located on the territory of the town, followed by a suburban farm of the city health department and a subsidiary farm of the Public Catering Trust. In 1972, the remaining territory of the town with the Nicholas chapel was leased to the community of the Trinity Church, which had lost its church in a fire. The chapel was repurposed and consecrated as the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

In 1995, the building was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church. In 2005, by the decision of the Holy Synod, the St. Nicholas Klintsy Women’s Monastery was established.