The Kapitonov spring, consecrated in honor of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God, is located in a grove on the slope of the right bank of the Lesnoy Voronezh River valley. It is situated 10 meters from its old riverbed and 300 meters southeast of the Kozlovsky Holy Trinity Male Monastery, on the southern outskirts of Michurinsk in the Tambov region.

This revered spring has been known since the founding of the Kozlovsky Holy Trinity Male Monastery in the 17th century. According to legend, two monks, while performing their duties, went to the river for water. As they approached, they noticed an icon of the Mother of God hovering in the air by an oak tree. One of them hurried back to the monastery to report the miracle. The abbot and the brethren, upon arriving at the site and serving a prayer, decided to take the icon down from the tree. However, when one of the monks climbed the oak, the image began to rise higher and higher until it disappeared. Their sadness turned to joy when they saw a spring burst forth from the ground. Later, the spring was named Kapitonov in honor of Hieromonk Kapiton, who perished at the monastery walls from a wolf attack. By that time, the spring had already gained fame for its miracles.

In 1869, with funds from the residents of Kozlov, a stone chapel was built over the spring in memory of Emperor Alexander II's deliverance from danger on April 4, 1866. A carved gilded iconostasis was installed in the chapel.

In 1926, the territory of the monastery was transferred to I. V. Michurin's fruit variety nursery. At that time, the chapel was dismantled, and the spring was filled in, but it soon broke through and remained popular among the locals.

On December 27, 2007, the Holy Synod blessed the reopening of the Kozlovsky Holy Trinity Male Monastery. In 2011, the brethren and parishioners arranged the area around the spring, building a wooden chapel and bathing area. A wooden staircase leads to the spring, and many pilgrims come to immerse themselves in its healing waters.