The territory of the modern garden was first mentioned in the 15th century records. In those days, the region was called Lazarevschina on behalf of Elder Lazar, who was born bees here.
In the 16th century, Lazarevichina became king of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, then became king of Sofia Monastery, and in 1776 he was transferred to the state treasury.
In 1802, the Senate of the Russian Empire ordered the allocation of Lazarevichina to the bishop of Kiev Viovan Shyanov. The new owner built the house of the bishop here and the church of St. Michael. After a while, the name of the area was changed to Theophanes in honor of the bishop.
During World War II, Theophanes was in a war zone and suffered heavy fire. After the liberation of Kiev, according to the decree of the USSR of 22 August 1944, the forest block "Theophani" was transferred indefinitely from the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. In 1972, the park received a monument to national landscape art.
