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.

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 historic Boston church,

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

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 angels were

These angels are getting their wings — again. Mural conservators in Boston are working to uncover 20 angels hidden for more than a century underneath layers of paint at the church attended by Paul Revere — just months before the 250th anniversary of the patriot’s historic ride.

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