Centuries-old angels revealed beneath layers of paint at Boston church made famous by Paul Revere

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.

Gianfranco Pocobene has been meticulously and tirelessly chipping away atop scaffolding at Old North Church, most famous for being Revere’s house of worship — where he even served as a bell ringer as a teen.

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Conservator Gianfranco Pocobene descends from scaffolding after restoring 300-year-old painted angels on the walls of Old North Church in Boston. AP
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A nearly 300-year-old fresco depicting an angel on the wall of the historic Old North Church in Boston. AP

The angels, painted around 1730 and sculpted with round almost childish features and wings, used to be one of the church’s defining features when they were first painted in the early 18th century.

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