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,

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 ...

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.