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Abstract

It is not difficult to find anti-Catholic attitude of Pio Baroja in many of hisnovelistic works due to the negative image formed through his childhood. Therefore, the objective of this study is to analyze the various aspects of hisanti-Catholicism, which can be found in his novels. To achieve the goals ofthis study, I chose the following four works in which his religious attitude ismost clearly revealed:- Camino de perfección (1902)- César o nada (1910)- La leyenda de Jaun de Alzate (1922)- El cura de Monleon (1936)To analyze his anti-Catholicism, I paid special attention to severalsub-themes (religious views of Pio Baroja / Baroja as agnostic/ Catholic clergyas novelistic characters / anti-Catholicism / anti-clericalism/ Vasque traditionalbeliefs). With the analysis of the texts, I can come to the following conclusion:Baroja can be considered agnostic and he adheres to the scientific positivism. Therefore, he can not help showing his negative attitudes toward the Chatholic dogma or the religious rites of the Catholic church. According to his opinion,the Catholic clergy which consists of a rigid hierarchy and pyramid structureis an obstacle to the development of the country. For this reason, through his entire life, he keeps taking a negative and critical stand for SpanishCatholicism.