In the village of Russian Selitba in the Krasnoyarsk district of the Samara region, a spring stream flows along one of the streets. The source bursts forth right in the middle of the road, and the locals call the street Ruchay or Rodnik. According to legend, in the early 19th century, one of the local residents went to gather clay from a place where clay was mined for coating the walls of houses and found there a miraculous image of the Mother of God. As soon as she lifted the icon from the pit, the spring began to flow, which continues to this day. The icon was transferred to the Vladimir church in the neighboring village, but it miraculously returned to Selitba twice. The third time, the icon was taken in a procession, and it did not return again. Soon a chapel was built at the spring, which stood until 1932 when it was destroyed. The fate of the miraculous icon remains unknown. It is believed to have survived, but its whereabouts are unclear. According to rumors, in the 1960s, a local nun hid the icon and took it to Kuibyshev, and in the 1970s, she handed it over to Archbishop John of Samara. In 1989, while leaving for St. Petersburg, Metropolitan John left the icon for restoration with Father Vladimir Nazarov. It is now located in the Christ the Savior Church in Bolshaya Tsarevshchina, as confirmed by Father Vladimir.

Since 1990, with the revival of spirituality and the restoration of the stone church in the village, services have begun to be held at the spring. The first service was conducted by priests from Kinel-Cherkassy and Borsky. In December 1998, a new chapel was built at the spring on Rodnikovka Street, and in January 1999, it was consecrated by Archbishop Sergey of Samara and Syzran. Thus, the chapel in Russian Selitba was revived, and an image of the Mother of God, carefully preserved by the villagers, was installed in it.

On June 2, 1998, the head of the Krasnoyarsk district administration, Gennady Demchenko, signed a decree granting a land plot to the Russian Selitba Church of Archangel Michael for the placement of a chapel and bathing area at the spring of the Mother of God 'Vladimirskaya.' After receiving the certificate of ownership of the land, the company 'Volgatransstroy' built a wooden chapel and improved the territory. Organizational issues were helped to be resolved by Marta Balabanova, the head of the Orthodox mission 'Living Water' and a native of these places. In January 1999, Archbishop Sergey consecrated the spring. By the decree of the head of the Samara region administration on May 6, 1993, the holy spring in honor of the icon of the Mother of God 'Vladimirskaya' was declared a monument of history and culture and placed under state protection.