Four historic hand-carved angels have finally made their way back to the Old North Church in Boston, landing on their perch over the oldest American-built pipe organ once again.

Old North Church is both an active congregation and one of the most high-profile tourist destinations in Boston. The craftsmen hope to reveal four of the original angels by April, 2025. Nancy Gonzales ...

Conservator Corrine Long, of Dover, N.H., works to restore nearly 300-year-old painted angels on the walls of the Old North Church in Boston.

Conservator Corrine Long, of Dover, N.H., restores nearly 300-year-old painted angels on walls of Old North Church, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Boston.

The 2-foot tall angels first arrived at Old North Church through privateering, a form of legal piracy. The angels were made in present-day Belgium in the 1620s and were donated to the church by a ...

Conservators Corrine Long and Gianfranco Pocobene climb down scaffolding after restoring 300-year-old painted angels in Old North Church, Boston. AP. Corrine Long touches up one of the angels. AP.

Conservator Corrine Long, of Dover, N.H., restores nearly 300-year-old painted angels on walls of Old North Church, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Boston.

“It's really been quite a revelation to find these really interesting and historic works of art on the walls of the church that nobody has seen in our lifetime." The painted angels — with round ...

Restored centuries-old angels land in Boston’s Old North Church The church is throwing an angel-themed homecoming celebration for the Baroque statues. Admission is free if your name is Angela.

Recently restored, nearly 300-year-old painted angels adorn an arch at the historic Old North Church in the North End neighborhood, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ...

Centuries-old angels uncovered at Boston church made famous by Paul Revere Conservator Corrine Long, of Dover, N.H., restores nearly 300-year-old painted angels on walls of Old North Church ...

Statues of angels rest in an elevated positions at Old North Church, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) A statue of an angel rests in an elevated position at Old North ...