The painted angels, which have childlike faces and wings, were a distinctive feature of the Old North Church when they were completed around 1730.

Mural conservators are working to uncover 20 angels hidden under layers of paint for more than a century at the Boston church made famous by Paul Revere. Gianfranco Pocobene has been working atop scaffolding at Old North Church, to uncover eight of the 20 ...

A historical record and contract signed by artist and congregation member, John Gibbs, was the clue the curators needed to locate the angels in the Old North Church. “When we first looked at the project six months ago, we had no idea what was here ...

Conservator Corrine Long, of Dover, N.H., top, hands equipment to conservator Gianfranco Pocobene, of Malden, Mass., center, as they climb down scaffolding after working to restore nearly 300-year-old painted angels on the walls of the Old North Church, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Boston.

The painted angels — with round childlike faces and wings — once were among the defining features of Old North Church when they were painted around 1730.

The Old Church is famous for hanging two lanterns from its steeple on the night of Revere’s 1775 ride to warn of the British army’s arrival.

The angels were painted in the early 18th century but painted over in 1912 as part of a renovation of the Old North Church.

Conservators have uncovered eight angels in a historic Boston church that counted Paul Revere as a bell ringer and played a pivotal role in the Revolutionary War. The

Centuries-old angels have been uncovered at the Old North Church in Boston, made famous by Paul Revere's midnight ride.