The accusation of host desecration gradually ceased after the Reformation when first Martin Luther in 1523 and then Sigismund August of Poland in 1558 were among those who repudiated the accusation. However, sporadic instances of host desecration libel occurred even in the 18th and 19th century.
The accusation of profaning the Eucharist gradually subsided after the Reformation, as prominent figures such as Martin Luther in 1523 and Sigismund August of Poland in 1558 publicly repudiated it. However, instances of libelous accusations against individuals for desecrating the host continued sporadically throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.