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

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.