Klyuchegorsky Kazan Mother of God Monastery

Klyuchegorsky Kazan Mother of God Monastery
Monastery of the Theotokos of Iveron
Ключегорский Казанско-Богородицкий монастырь
Church in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
53°04′55″N 53°02′06″E / 53.0819°N 53.0349°E / 53.0819; 53.0349
LocationTally, Samara
CountryRussia
DenominationOrthodox Christian church
History
Founded1864
Architecture
Functional statusInactive
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Samara

Klyuchegorsky Kazan Mother of God Monastery is a former women's monastery, in the Diocese of Samara of the Russian Orthodox Church. It operated from the second half of the 19th century to the first third of the 20th century (since 2011, it has been located within the Diocese of Buzuluk).

It was located in the village of Tally (Klyuchegorye), Buzuluk Uyezd, Samara Governorate (now Grachyovsky District, Orenburg Oblast, Orenburg Oblast). It was established in 1864 on the estate and with the funds of a local landowner and philanthropist, Anna Putilova, who also led the community. In 1880, the community was transformed into a third-class cenobitic monastery. Initially quite poor, by the early 20th century, through improved donation collection, the monastery became the second most significant women's monastery in Orenburg Oblast, gaining widespread popularity. It had five churches.

After the establishment of Soviet power, it operated under the guise of an agricultural cooperative until 1923, when the abbess was murdered by unknown assailants, leading to the monastery's closure and plunder. Some stone buildings, including one church, have survived but are in disrepair. An Orthodox parish in Tally aims to restore the monastery, focusing on preserving and restoring its structures.