When can you visit the temple and holy spring in Tashla, Samara region: opening hours, reviews

Those who make pilgrimage trips to the holy places of Russia will be interested to learn about the Holy Spring in the village of Tashla, Samara Region. In addition to the source, Tashla is famous for the Holy Trinity Church, where parishioners are helped by the miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles.” The holy water of the local source attracts pilgrims even from other countries. Many of them change their faith and are baptized in a local church, coming from Germany, Finland, Greece, Australia and other countries. In contact with

History of the village of Tashla and the Holy Trinity Church

Mentions of Tashla can be found starting from the mid-18th century. The village is located in the Stavropol region, at a distance of 120 kilometers from Samara. Initially, it was owned by Colonel Zubov, and in those days the name of the settlement was not Tashla, but Tashlama. If you translate its name from the Chuvash language, then the meaning will be “rejoice, have fun.”
Soon after the appearance of Tashlama, a temple was built in it, which was called the Holy Trinity. The exact date of construction is 1775.
The famous miraculous icon “Deliverer from Troubles” appeared in the temple in 1917. She appeared as one of the cell attendants during a walk. Local resident Ekaterina Chugunova accidentally found the image with her friends and brought it to the temple, where a prayer service was held in honor of this event.

Soon miraculous healings began for those who prayed in the temple near this icon, and at the site of the unusual find a spring began to flow. One day the icon disappeared from the temple and was found again at the opened source.
The clergyman himself went to return the icon, accompanied by a procession of the Cross. To the sound of bells, the image was again placed in the icon case, where it remains to this day. Now October 21 is considered the church holiday of the miraculous icon “Deliverer from Troubles.” In the 20s of the last century, the temple was closed by opponents of religion, agricultural buildings were built nearby, and the blessed spring was filled with waste. The icon of the Mother of God was saved by believers , who for many years passed it from hut to hut secretly from the authorities. The temple reopened during the war years, when the struggle against the church died down due to political events. Today, the source and the Tashlin icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles” are one of the most revered shrines on Samara soil.

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History of the village of Tashla

We are going from Samara to the village of Tashla. To this holy place... Let's learn history and touch the shrine. The first mention of the village of Tashla dates back to the mid-18th century. At that time the village was called Tashlama. The owner of the village was Colonel Zubov. In 1775, he built the Holy Trinity Church and named the village Tashla. Translated from the Tatar and Bashkir languages - “stone, stony”. From Chuvash - “dance, rejoice, have fun.”

Today, it is a small, quiet village, not much different from other settlements in our region. Only the air here is somehow different, special, saturated with the Holy Spirit.

Village Tashla

Holy Trinity Church is located on the edge of the village. It contains the icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles.”

Holy Trinity Church

Nearby is a house for pilgrims.

House for pilgrims

Finding an icon

The miraculous icon was found in 1917, just before the October Revolution (October 21). And it is perceived by believers as a sign of the mercy of the Most Holy Theotokos on the eve of terrible events. The day before, the Most Holy Theotokos appeared three times in a dream to local resident Ekaterina Chugunova, who ordered her to find Her icon in a ravine outside the village. When the woman passed by the indicated place, she saw two angels with an icon surrounded by radiance. On the same day, the icon was pulled out of the ground; in the place where it was found, a spring began to flow, which still exists today. The icon itself was transferred to the Church of the Holy Trinity in the village of Tashla, where the first miracle immediately happened before it - a woman who had suffered from demonic possession for more than 30 years was healed. The monument erected on the territory of the Temple tells about this.

Photo. Monument

In the 20s, the Trinity Church was closed; it housed a granary. The holy spring was filled with manure, but it soon emerged into the light again. The miraculous icon was hidden by local residents. They returned it to the temple when it reopened in 1947. The holy spring, which arose at the site of the discovery of the icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles,” did not dry up during the drought in the 1920s and was the only source of water for all the surrounding villages.

Modern view of the Temple

Now a bathhouse has been built above the source, and a church has been erected nearby in honor of the icon found here.

Temple of the Icon “Deliverer of Troubles”

Holy spring

Font

Recently, this holy place has been transformed beyond recognition. The hands of believers built: a hotel, a refectory, a parking lot, the source itself and the road leading to the temple were ennobled.

Photo. Road to the temple

Photo. Prayer

People come to living water from all over Russia, near and far abroad. Here they are cured of allergies, stomach ulcers, psoriasis, diathesis, asthma, and women's diseases. Many were healed of cancer and non-healing ulcers. Teachers bring entire classes of schoolchildren here. After visiting the spring, children become much calmer and learn better. Many believers see the Mother of God with the Child in her arms above the source. A rainbow often rises above the chapel and the spring. You can be in silence, reflect, drink Holy water and water and eat in cozy gazebos.

Photo. Gazebo for relaxation

To help the pilgrim

October 21 is always a special day. This is the day of the appearance of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles,” which is located in the church. If the weather permits, the believers go in procession from the temple to the source. About 1.5 km. A service is held at the source, and then a procession of the cross returns to the temple.

From Samara, every year, on the day of the beginning of Peter's Lent, a procession of the cross takes place to the village of Tashla to the miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles.” Gathering place in Samara, at the intersection of Tashkent and Democratic streets. The religious procession lasts 3 days, the length of the route is about 70 km.

We recommend organized excursions to holy places to all believers who are interested in pilgrimages around our country. Start, for example, with this - Diveevo excursion from Moscow.

Miracles of the Holy Spring

According to eyewitnesses , many of the pilgrims near the Holy Spring experience a full-length appearance of the Mother of God.
She holds the Christ Child in her arms. You can often see a rainbow above the chapel and the source itself. Believers, without exaggeration, consider this water to be alive. Suffering people from different parts of the world gather at the source and many find healing here. People pass this glory on to each other by word of mouth . They say that the power of the source is so great that it helps even people who profess a different faith. Having convinced themselves of this personally, many of them, right on the spot, in the Temple, accept the rite of baptism, believing in the power of the source and icon of the Mother of God. Some who came here recall that they had previously seen this place in a dream, although they knew nothing about it.

Having bathed in holy water, people congratulate each other “With the Holy Place!”, feeling the grace that has descended on them. Healings occur to this day in front of other believers. There are even those who, having received healing, abandoned city life and moved their whole family to Tashla, closer to the Holy Place. They tell how, before their eyes, people gained good vision, got rid of acute sore throat and long-term pain in the legs, and cured infertility. Some claim that the Tashlinsky spring, thanks to the blessing of the Mother of God, helped them overcome cancer.

Holy spring in the village of Tashla, Samara region

In general, the Samara region is famous for its healing springs, of which there are more than one and a half thousand on its territory, only 40 of which are officially recognized as saints.

How to get there

The most convenient way to get to Tashla is by private car. The journey from Samara will take about 2 hours. Driving along the new highway from Samara towards Tolyatti is a pleasure, part of the road is high-speed . You can drive to Tashly through Zelenovka and Vasilyevka, but rural roads are not comfortable, and you can lose quite a lot of time there.
It is better to follow the highway to Togliatti; the city is separated from Tashla by only 40 kilometers, which is a little over half an hour’s drive. You can also get there by regular bus. In this case, again, it is more convenient to get to Tolyatti and from there take a flight to Tashla, but a lot of time is spent on transfers and waiting for flights.

pilgrimage tours are organized to Tashlu In terms of the road, it is convenient; they will take you to the place. The downside is that when visiting the Holy Spring as a group, you will have to queue near the source to take a bath. Tashla is a frequently visited place; it is better to organize a trip on weekdays, then there will be fewer pilgrims.

On weekdays the temple can be visited from 9-00 to 19-00.
On weekends, opening hours are two hours longer – from 8-00 to 20-00.
There are no breaks.

History and description

According to legend, this place was marked by the Mother of God herself. This happened during the difficult times of the revolution for our country. The image of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God appeared in this place to a native of the village, Ekaterina Chugunova, who went with her friends to the forest.

There, in the Tashlin ravines, at the place where the image of the Mother of God appeared to Catherine, they found the icon itself, which then, in connection with the events taking place, received the name “Deliverer from Troubles.” And in the place where the icon was found, a spring appeared, the water from which in those days and is still considered healing.

The icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles” was transferred to the church, where with its appearance miracles of recovery of seriously ill people began to be celebrated. However, after some time, the icon disappeared from the temple and was again discovered in the source. And again, a priest from the local church parish, having assembled a religious procession, went to fetch the icon to return it to the temple. This day of the repeated appearance of the icon in the Holy Spring has since become celebrated as the day of remembrance of the appearance of the miraculous image of the Mother of God.

Interior of the Holy Trinity Church in the village of Tashla

The history of the village of Tashla preserves the memory of difficult times for the Holy Spring. So, in the 20s, under the influence of almost universal atheism, they wanted to destroy the spring. The cattle yard built next to the holy place contributed to the fact that over time the spring was polluted, and then completely filled with cow dung. At the same time, the Trinity Church in the village was also closed.

But the villagers, despite the widespread persecution of believers in those years, saved the main thing - the icon of the Mother of God the Deliverer, which was hidden each time in different houses, fearing searches.

Interesting! During the Great Patriotic War, when the need for spiritual reinforcement among people increased, the church was reopened to this day. And the Holy Spring and Trinity Church are one of the main shrines of the Samara Diocesan Department.

Reviews

We went to Tashla by car. When approaching the village, the road to the temple with the famous icon “Deliverer of Troubles” will be to the left, and if you want to visit the spring, then you will be to the right. On weekdays there were not many people there. As we were told, there are queues here on weekends and holidays. Entrance to the territory is through the gate. There is a parking lot for cars, the area near the temple is very well-groomed, there are flowers everywhere, and there is a gazebo for relaxing.

The spring has two fonts – for men and for women. All year round the water in them has the same temperature of +4°C. There is a church shop in the temple. You can not only swim in the spring, but also take water with you. After swimming you feel peace and extraordinary lightness. Indeed, a holy place.

Marina. Kupavna

Early morning. I'm going to Tashla again. This is a special place. I’ve had more than one trip here, and now I’m going on a pilgrimage again by bus. Every time I visit the temple with the miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles” and bathe in the spring. And every flight is somehow special. Even those who are not inclined to believe in miracles feel the grace of this place.

Sergey. Samara

An acquaintance of mine was planning to go to the Holy Spring in the Samara region.
I was not entirely healthy at that time and asked to be taken with me to ask the Tashlin icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles” for healing. When we arrived at the place, the first thing we did was pray at the icon in the church, and then the cleric gave us a blessing to bathe in the spring. As is customary, I plunged into cold water three times and immediately felt much better. Anatoly. Penza

Tashlinsky Holy Spring in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles”

The source is located in a ravine on the outskirts of the village of Tashla, Stavropol district, Samara region.

The Tashlinsky holy spring of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles” is well known in Russia and abroad as a place visited by pilgrims. The holy water of the Tashlin spring “Deliverer from troubles” attracts pilgrims from other countries. The water in the spring is believed to have healing powers. Not only Orthodox Christians, but also people of other religious denominations come to the Tashlinsky holy spring for healing and grace. Before plunging into the font, they read the prayer “Deliverer from Troubles” or “Virgin Mother of God.”

In the village of Tashla, the main center of spirituality is the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, founded in 1775, where pilgrims and parishioners receive help from the miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles.” According to legend, the icon of the Mother of God has special grace and helps in salvation from various troubles, adversities and life problems.

The story of the discovery of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles” is mysterious. Back in 1917, on October 21, the cell attendant (in Orthodoxy the name of a servant, as with officials and dignitaries of the monastic rank) Ekaterina Chugunova, a native of the village of Tashla, the Mother of God appeared three times in a dream. The saint showed Catherine the place where her miraculous image was located. The next morning, Catherine, with two friends - Feodosia Atyaksheva and Paraskeviya Gavrilenkova, went to the place indicated by the Mother of God.

On the way to the indicated place, Katerina was again accompanied by a vision - in the form of two angels carefully carrying an icon, and from which a bright radiance emanated. As soon as the girls reached the indicated place, the Vision disappeared.

In front of the people crowded around, Paraskeva Gavrilenkova dug up an icon in the Tashlin ravine. As soon as she took the holy image, a spring began to flow from the place where the icon was located. After this, the icon of the Mother of God was taken to the temple and consecrated.

On October 21, 2021, a significant event took place in Tashla in honor of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles.” On the occasion of the celebration, Metropolitan Sergius of Samara and Tolyatti and many other high-ranking religious and secular officials came to Tashla.

When visiting the font of the Holy Spring, the pilgrim is recommended to:

— Be sure to decide why you visited this place;

- Firmly believe that after your feat of bathing, the Lord himself will decide how to help you;

- Have a cross on your body;

— Women are recommended to visit on “clean” days.

Procedure for immersion in the font:

The first time: we cross ourselves and say In the Name of the Father - and plunge headlong.

The second time: we are baptized and pronounce In the Name of the Son - and plunge headlong.

Third time: we cross ourselves and say In the Name of the Holy Spirit - and plunge headlong. Amen!

The second option for visiting the font: bathing with the “bishop’s” rite:

It is necessary to make three separate entries into the font with a separate prayer for each time.

When leaving the font, you should thank the corresponding saint and the Lord.

May God's Grace always be with you all!

“Living water is a drop of Christ’s teaching, because water cleanses the filth of sin and quenches the flame of passions, and unbelief in Jesus Christ, and heals infertility. Water is alive, grace is the Holy Spirit,” said John Chrysostom.

But it is necessary for everyone to remember that miraculous healing with holy water is received only by those who accept this water with sincere and strong faith in the Lord and those who have a pure and sincere desire to improve their lives for the better.

But in order for the miraculous water of the holy spring to truly bring you healing, you need to take care of the purity of your soul, the brightness of your thoughts and actions, you need to offer a prayer in your thoughts and heart every time you touch the holy water to receive your healing.

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Shrines

The local church in the Samara region contains many icons, to which hundreds of people come to worship every day. Of course, the main shrine of the temple is the icon of the Mother of God, from which many people were healed. Local residents bring their children to the church to see the icon when they are ill more often than to see local doctors. The oil flowing down the wood is used to anoint the heads of parishioners who need healing.

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In addition to this icon, the temple also contains the following shrines:

The icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Deliverer from Troubles” is one of the important attractions of the temple, at which people who find themselves in difficult life situations bow their heads. It is customary for this image to leave notes asking for help. Every day, parishioners leave small pieces of paper with personal requests and wishes in a special urn located near the shrine. Every evening, a special employee takes these pieces of paper and hands them over to the clergy, who take turns praying, interceding for all those in need.
The miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Theodorovskaya”. According to one of the ancient legends, the original of this icon was painted by the Evangelist Luke himself, which is why copies and copies are very popular and are desirable exhibits for many Orthodox churches.
Tashlin Icon of the Mother of God “Recovery of the Lost.” People come to her mourning their dead relatives. At this shrine you can pray for the repose of the souls of those who, having left this world, did not have time to ask God for the forgiveness of sins on their own.

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The story of the discovery of the icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles”

In October 1917, before terrible trials, the Most Holy Theotokos revealed Her icon “Deliverer from Troubles” and reminded of Herself, of Her mercy to the Russian land.
In the fall of 1917, a native of Tashla, temporarily living in the neighboring village of Musorka, cell attendant Katya, the Queen of Heaven appeared three times in a dream and indicated the place where she needed to go and dig Her miraculous image out of the ground, she was told that if she did not fulfill the request of the Mother of God , then will be punished. The girl told her friends Fena Atyaksheva and Pasha Gavrilenkova about the vision. Together they went to the Tashlin ravines. On the way, Katya again had a vision: in front of her were Angels in white robes carrying an icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. Soon Katya showed her friends the place that Preblagaya herself had pointed out to her in a dream. As they began to dig the ground, people gathered. Many looked at what was happening in disbelief and even laughed. So, Zakhary Krivoichenkov decided to help and began to dig with a shovel, but after digging a little, he said: “Well, what did she come up with, there’s no point in digging here.” As soon as he had time to utter these words, he was immediately thrown to the side, as if by the wind, and lay in a faint for some time, and when he woke up, he picked up a shovel and unquestioningly continued to dig in the indicated place. Paraskeva pierced this hole with a hammer from time to time. And finally, Pasha felt something solid and took out of the ground an icon of the Mother of God, small, about the size of a notepad, which lay face up. As soon as Paraskeva took the icon out of the ground, a spring appeared in that place.

The crowd buzzed when they saw the face of the Icon - the Queen of Heaven. And then a spring of miraculous healing moisture emerged from the hole.

They decided to send to the village of Musorka for a priest, Father Vasily Krylov, to transfer the revealed icon to the Holy Trinity Church in the village of Tashla. On the way to the temple, the first healing happened: Anna, who had been ill for thirty-two years, venerated the icon and suddenly felt a surge of strength. Great joy swept over the people.

The rumor about the appearance of the miraculous icon spread very quickly throughout the surrounding areas, and whole crowds of people constantly went to venerate the icon. A well and a chapel were equipped at the source, where a religious procession from the temple went to serve prayers. From the moment the icon appeared, all this time was accompanied by many miraculous healings of the sick, but despite this, in the rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, priest Fr. Dmitry Mitekina, all the time there was some kind of doubt, lack of faith in the appearance of the icon. And then a miracle happened: on the night from Saturday to Sunday (from December 23 to 24), the icon disappeared from the closed church. At the same time, the church watchman of the Trinity Church in the morning saw lightning flashing from the temple towards the source. In the morning the icon was not found in the temple.

After the Liturgy, we went in procession to the source and served a prayer service there, but the icon was nowhere to be found. Catherine tearfully told Feodosia Atyaksheva that the icon had disappeared and asked her to immediately go with her to the source. As soon as they approached the chapel, Catherine joyfully exclaimed: “Look, look, the icon is shining above the chapel!” Believers gathered at the holy spring. One of those present ran after the priest to the temple. When Fr. Demetrius arrived, he happily scooped up the icon from the well with a bucket. But the icon was not given into the hands of Fr. Dimitri. Then the priest fell to his knees and began to tearfully repent of his doubts and ask the Mother of God for forgiveness. Then the icon surfaced again and the same Pasha Gavrilenkova took it. Since then, the holy image has never left the village. The news of what happened in Tashla spread throughout the area. People walked and walked to the source. This place has become one of the most revered in the Volga region. The icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Deliverer from Troubles” is still located in the Trinity Church in the village of Tashla.

About Tashla

Suffering people have boundless love for the Queen of Heaven.
Even now pilgrims go to Tashla along a spiritual, miraculous path. The small Volga village of Tashla was chosen by the Mother of God herself - here, at the site of the appearance of Her icon “Deliverer from Troubles ,” a spring of healing water flowed in 1917.

It is no coincidence that the icon appeared precisely in 1917, during the period from the February to the October revolution. This, without a doubt, became a sign of Her special mercy towards Russia. Anticipating the difficult trials that would befall our long-suffering Motherland, the Queen of Heaven appeared in those days as the Deliverer from troubles.

In this place one can feel the presence of Heaven, where God’s mercy is manifested so clearly, so abundantly! More and more healings are happening at the source.

And anyone who has been here at least once, felt all the grace of this place, returns to Tashla again and again. An endless stream of Orthodox people from all over Russia flows here; near the source you can also meet pilgrims from neighboring countries - Ukraine, Belarus. People are coming from the Baltic states, Germany...

The glory of the holy place is so great that not only Orthodox Christians visit it, but also people of other faiths. Out of their faith in the boundless mercy of our Intercessor, they receive healing at the source, and many of them subsequently receive holy baptism in the Holy Trinity Church.

What attracts so many pilgrims here? They come to swim in the spring and collect healing water for themselves and their loved ones. They strive to venerate the miraculous image kept on the left choir of the Holy Trinity Church, pour out the illnesses of their hearts to the Mother of God, talk with the rector of the Trinity Church - Father Nikolai Vinokurov, visit the graves of the righteous - nun Seraphima (Denisova), Blessed Stepan Nikiforov, the recently deceased schema-nun Margarita, the famous and revered by many in the Samara region.

The educational pilgrim invites you to make a pilgrimage to the village of Tashla, with a visit to the Holy Trinity Church, (where the miraculous icon is kept), the holy spring and the necropolis (optional).

Recommendations

Before going on a trip to the Holy Places, any person, regardless of whether his trip is a pilgrimage and part of his spiritual life, or is just a tourist trip, should cleanse himself. For believers, purification through prayer and spiritual fasting is mandatory.

For non-believers, it is recommended to refrain from drinking alcohol for at least a few days, and also, if possible, get rid of a negative mood, because the mood tourists bring with them also affects the source itself.

Advice! According to the rector of the Trinity Church, before bathing in the Holy Spring, it is necessary to receive a blessing and also receive the Sacraments of Confession and Communion.

The confessors say that the Holy Spring is considered inexhaustible, just as there is no end to the grace and miracle that is awarded to a person who washes himself with water in a Holy place and turns to God in prayer.

Those who believe in the power of holy water should know that following the example of local residents, who often use spring water for drinking instead of tap water. You can take it with you, but in this matter you should remember moderation.