In the place of the modern village of Klykovo, on a high bank of the Serene River, there once passed a route traveled by Khazars, Tatars, and princes. Here also stood a pagan settlement where the venerable Kuksha preached, a well-known Russian enlightener before the Mongol period. It is important to note the events preceding the construction of the church in Klykovo in honor of the Not Made by Hands Image of the Lord.

Seven versts from Klykovo lies the village of Kurinichi. In 1733, thanks to the efforts of the Davydov family, who owned Kurinichi at the time, a church was built in the village. However, in March 1826, it burned down as a result of a fire. From the wooden church in Kurinichi, the ancient Image of the Savior Not Made by Hands and a Gospel printed during the patriarchate of Andrian have survived.

The history of the appearance of this image of the Savior in the Kurinichi church is little known. According to legends, it was brought to Kurinichi by a relative of the landowners Shulgin.

In the 1820s, cholera ravaged the Kozelsk district. According to a tradition preserved among the peasants of Klykovo, during the epidemic, the Image of the Savior from Kurinichi was brought to Klykovo. With a procession, it was carried around the village, and the cholera, which had taken many lives, gradually weakened and ceased by August 16. In gratitude to the Savior, the owner of Klykovo, Guard Lieutenant Alexander Fedorovich Poltoratsky, built a new stone church on the site of the old wooden church in honor of Saint Nicholas. In 1829, the construction was completed, and the church was consecrated in honor of the Lord Jesus Christ, Not Made by Hands Image.

Until the beginning of the 20th century, up until the persecutions against the church, the history of Klykovo was prosperous. The village was famous for its gardens and a nursery founded by Vasily Petrovich Zlatoustovsky, who, after marrying a landowner, acquired 7 desyatinas of garden and 20 desyatinas of arable land. He turned the garden into a rich collection of 1500 varietal trees and created a nursery that produced up to 40 thousand seedlings of apple and other fruit trees annually. The fruits from his garden were exhibited at various fairs and received awards, including gold medals.

With the advent of Soviet power, persecutions against the Russian Orthodox Church began. Clergy and laypeople were arrested and shot, churches were closed, and monasteries were looted. The Holy Vvedensky Optina Monastery was no exception. In 1923, its churches were sealed, and many clergy were arrested.

In 1924, after the devastation of Optina Monastery, part of the brotherhood settled in Klykovo. The local church in honor of the Savior Not Made by Hands became the center of spiritual life. From 1925 to 1935, hieromonk Panteleimon served here, known to have been a skete monk and was ordained a hieromonk after the revolution. The residents of Klykovo remembered how he gathered children by the church and communed them, but one day he did not come out to them. In 1935, Panteleimon was arrested and shot in 1937.

In 1937, the church was closed. In the spring of 1991, it was returned to the Church but was in a deplorable state. The building was used as a grain storage and workshop, and after the roof collapsed, for storing fertilizers. During the clearing of the church, remains with weapon damage were found.

In 1993, an Archierate Courtyard was established at the church, and in 2001, a decision was made to open the men's monastery of the Savior Not Made by Hands. The church was fully restored in 1999 and consecrated by Archbishop Clement. Today, the monastery is active, daily services are held in its churches, and the number of residents is growing.