The village of Trigulya was founded in 1688 by Bishop Pitirim of Tambov as a settlement near the St. John the Baptist Men's Monastery. The bishop often visited these places, and nearby the monastery, a well was dug, the water of which was considered healing. In 1717, almost all wooden structures of the monastery burned down, but three years later, through the efforts of the residents of Tambov, they were restored. In 1791, the construction of a stone monastery began under the guidance of Nafanyil, a former novice of the Sarov Monastery.

With the arrival of Soviet power, the monastery was desecrated and closed, and its buildings were alternately used as a concentration camp and a colony for juvenile offenders. In the 1940s, the territory and buildings of the monastery were transferred to the military department, and a testing ground was established in its place. In the 1990s, the monastery lands and the remaining buildings were returned to the faithful, and restoration work began.

In 2002, a small stone church of simple architecture was built, consecrated in honor of the Second Discovery of the relics of St. Pitirim. Next to the church is the spring of St. Pitirim and a wooden bathing area. Currently, the Tambov St. John the Baptist Monastery is active, with organized pilgrimage activities and ongoing restoration work.