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

Famous for its role in the historic ride, Boston’s Old North Church has embarked on its own journey to restore the artwork that graced its walls during the American Revolution.

Mural conservators are working to uncover angels hidden under layers of paint for more than a century at the Boston church made famous by Paul Revere.

300-year-old angels were painted over at Old North Church. An effort is underway to restore them. Paint conservators are restoring 300-year-old murals of angels that have been hidden since 1912.

Conservators have uncovered eight angels in a historic Boston church in the North End that counted Paul Revere as a bell ringer.

Visitors to the Old North Church in Boston, Massachusetts, have apparently entertained angels unawares. Eight paintings of the biblical beings were recently uncovered from thick layers of paint in ...

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

Conservator Gianfranco Pocobene descends from scaffolding after restoring 300-year-old painted angels on the walls of Old North Church in Boston. AP ...

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

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

Recently restored, nearly 300-year-old painted angels, at top right, adorn an arch at the historic Old North Church in the North End neighborhood, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Boston.