Death and Legacy
He died at Burghausen, Upper Bavaria in 1877.
In Mainz, "Workers' Day" is celebrated in honor of the Bishop. The fuchsia cultivar "Baron de Ketteler" is named after him. Ketteler's nephew, Klemens von Ketteler, was Germany's envoy in China and was murdered during the Boxer Rebellion.
He is cited in Pope Benedict's encyclical Deus Caritas Est for his role in the Catholic social tradition.
Read more about this topic: Wilhelm Emmanuel Freiherr Von Ketteler
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