Five kilometers from the village of Belovka lies the Holy Nicholas spring, which is considered one of the most famous and revered places in the Samara region. It is located on the edge of the Kutuluk oak grove, and a path leads to it down a steep slope among the trees. Water from the spring flows out from under the roots, forming a small stream-waterfall.
According to local legend, around 1870, an icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker appeared underwater in this spring. An elderly woman found the icon and took it home, but the next day it was back at the spring. After that, the villagers, along with the priest, came to the spring in a procession, held a prayer service, and ceremoniously transferred the icon to the church. The pious peasant Alexei Ivanovich Nikiforov built a chapel over the spring at his own expense and arranged an oak log cabin around the source. His fame quickly spread, and pilgrims began to come to the spring not only from Samara but also from other provinces of Russia.
After the revolution, the spring faced persecution. In 1931, the chapel was destroyed. However, from the 1930s to the 1970s, people continued to gather at the spring, despite it being covered with garbage several times by order of the authorities. Local residents persistently cleaned the spring. During religious holidays, employees of the district committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union were on duty here, and the local newspaper referred to visits to the spring as a crime. Persecutions ceased after 1985. At that time, the log cabin was restored, a well house, bench, and table were installed, and the area for collecting water and drainage was finished with stone and concrete. In 1989, by the decree of the Kuibyshev Regional Council of People's Deputies, the Nicholas spring was recognized as a monument of scientific, aesthetic, and significant ecological value.
In 2000, the log chapel was restored, a bathing area was arranged, a descent to the spring was equipped with railings and steps, and the water collection area and drainage were finished with stone and concrete. However, in July 2006, unknown individuals burned down the wooden chapel. In the autumn of the same year, the company 'ROSBY' built a stone chapel at the spring. Up to 200 people visit here daily, including from various cities across the country. During the holidays of St. Nicholas the Summer on May 22 and St. Nicholas the Winter on December 19, thousands of people from the Samara region and other regions of the Volga come here.
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