What is that? Nov. 20, 2025

If you know, let us know. Send your responses to [email protected] or phone 631-275-1859.

Roger McKeon (of course) was first to identify last week’s mystery photo (see below), emailing us: “It’s the Madonna della Pietà, part of the statuary in Our Lady of the Isle Cemetery.”

And on our Facebook page, Cynthia Michalak was right behind Roger with the correct ID. Jack Rowe had no trouble identifying the statue: “It’s in the Our Lady of the Isle Cemetery, where my parents, along with so many neighbors and close friends, are buried. Love reading my Reporter!” Thanks Jack.

According to Father Peter DeSanctis, pastor of Our Lady of the Isle, the Pietà, depicting Mary receiving her crucified son from the cross, along with a series of statues of Jesus’s apostles, were secured by Father Virgil Power, Father DeSanctis’s predecessor, more than 40 years ago from a retreat house in North Haven.

They have graced the cemetery — one of the most beautiful places on an Island filled with beauty — ever since.