"I don't think St. Athanasius was excommunicated."
Yes he was, but not by the Pope. Check out his entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Yes he was, but not by the Pope. Check out his entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
He was eventually found to be innocent of any charges against him, was reestablished to the Alexandrian See and was in full communion with the Catholic Church upon his death. His excommunication by the Arians was invalid and was pronounced such while he was still alive.