Would he say this?

I submitted a snippet in Historical SYW for the February challenge of loss, and a question was brought to my attention with a paragraph in the snippet. It has me thinking, with my character being an Orthodox, if what and how he speaks in this paragraph would be correct for the time period. This takes place in the late 15th Century, the MC is Romanian (Walachian), and he carries a small wood icon of the Virgin Mary with him nearly everywhere he goes. Here's the paragraph:

From the pouch strapped to his belt, Gheorghe pulled out his icon of the Holy Mother, kissed it, and said, “Please, Blessed Virgin, watch over him. Protect him. And release the chains that bind him still to this world so he can be with God in Heaven, and have forever peace. I know I have let my devotion wane, but please, do this not for me. Do this for him. He has always been a good person.” He kissed the icon again, and placed it upon the stool.

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Would my character say Blessed Virgin, or would he refer Mary in a different way? Would he be praying to her directly, and not to God Himself? Would he say God in Heaven? These were some of the questions brought up in the thread. Here's the link to the thread in SYW if you want to get a better idea of what's going on:


http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=203747


Also, would it be believable that my MC would carry around a little icon with him? I kind of like the idea of him doing so. But if it's not realistic that he would, I can take it out.


Thanks.

Thanks for the reply. It's been a little while since I started this thread, and for so long no reply, that I just gave up checking on it until today. It's still a question I need answered, I may ask my ex's sister to see if she could help me out.

Thanks, everyone. You've been helpful.